Marine veteran sentenced to 2 years for storming Capitol on Jan. 6
Marine vet Alex Harkrider wore body armor and carried a tactical tomahawk on Jan. 6, 2021, as he and a friend entered the Capitol through a broken window.
By Riley Ceder
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Jury deadlocked in Abu Ghraib trial
A judge ordered jurors to deliberate after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a military contractor is liable for abuse at Abu Ghraib.
Former soldier who was wounded in 2009 search for Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan has died
A retired soldier who was shot in the head while searching for Army Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl has died.
The end of an era: 60,000 strong US-trained SDF partner force crumbles in a week under heavy Turkish assault
The U.S.-trained force has been abandoned by its American partners and is under sustained assault by Turkish forces and their ragtag crew of proxy fighters — some who have reportedly fought under ISIS and al-Qaida banners.
By Shawn Snow
As Turkey launches operation in northern Syria, the coalition touts recent SDF success countering ISIS
According to a release from Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have nabbed several ISIS commanders and facilitators in counterterrorism operations spanning Oct. 2 to Oct. 5.
By Shawn Snow
US withdrawal in Syria is only a small number of special operators, says Trump administration
“Turkey has neither the intent, desire, nor capacity to manage 60k detainees in al Hol camp, which State and DoD IGs [inspector general] warn is the nucleus for a resurgent ISIS. Believing otherwise is a reckless gamble with our national security,” Brett McGurk, Trump’s former envoy for the fight against ISIS, tweeted.
By Shawn Snow
Ex-intelligence officer gets 10 years in espionage case
A former U.S. intelligence officer convicted of trying to pass defense information to China was solemn as he was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and said he "would give anything" to change his actions.
Release of Marine veteran jailed as spy in Russia called for by lawmakers
A Russian court has repeatedly extended Paul Whelan's detention in a cramped Moscow prison while he awaits trial on charges that carry a sentence of up to 20 years.
Trial in 9/11 case at Guantanamo gets early 2021 start date
A military judge on Friday set a date in early 2021 for the start of the long-stalled war crimes trial of five men being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison on charges of planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial
A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence.
Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings
A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead.
Marine faces attempted murder charge after alleged assault spree, $7 ride-and-dash in Tokyo
Lance Cpl. Kahsai Tyree Hill, 21, was detained in May in the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo.
By Kristine Froeba