U.S. airstrikes targeted “Shia militants that conducted the strikes,” referring to a Feb. 15 rocket attack in Iraq that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.
Two weeks ago, President Trump ordered virtually all U.S. troops out of Syria. Now the Pentagon plans to send armored forces to protect oil fields.
The deployment adds to the 11,000 troops sent to the region since May to bolster the presence in the Middle East.
The newspaper’s headquarters in suburban Virginia was evacuated; police said they were responding to reports of a man with a gun.
There are no indications that Trump’s decision will be reversed, the official said.
President Trump said he would not nominate Pat Shanahan to be his defense secretary.
The Pentagon reveals that it has spent $8 million to treat 1,500 transgender troops with gender dysphoria according to data obtained by USA TODAY.