Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reports ‘significant’ Russian, North Korean troop losses in Kursk | Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces had suffered heavy losses in the fighting. southern Russia. “Yesterday and today, Russian troops were defeated by a North Korean infantry battalion and Russian paratroopers in battles near just one village, Makhnovka, in the Kursk region,” President Zelenskiy said. “This is important,” he […]
France Begins Troop Withdrawals From Chad Amid Waning Influence
(AFP) – France began withdrawing its soldiers from Chad on Friday, the Chadian Defense Ministry announced, after N'Djamena abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial power last month. Ten days after French fighter jets left the Sahel country for good, the ministry announced in a statement on Facebook that a force of 120 soldiers […]
Pentagon Spox Admits He ‘Recently Learned’ He’d Been Peddling False US Troop Numbers In Syria
Department of Defense Spokesperson pat rider A Thursday press conference said there were 2,000 troops in Syria, compared to the 900 troops reported a few months ago. rider said An additional 1,100 troops will be“Temporary rotational force,” he said, claiming he did not know that information until that point. news will come later The overthrow […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says he discussed French troop idea with Macron | Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had held new talks on French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to send troops to Ukraine as a way to help achieve a stable peace. “We share a common vision. Credible guarantees are essential for a truly viable peace,” the Ukrainian president, who was in Brussels on Wednesday for talks with […]
North Korea Fighting to ‘Quell Rumors’ About Troop Deaths in Ukraine War
An anonymous North Korean military official claimed on Thursday to specialized broadcaster Daily NK that the communist regime had adopted a policy of “strict secrecy” surrounding soldiers allegedly killed on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. North Korea, a close ally of Russia, has not officially acknowledged involvement in a full-scale invasion of […]
White House urges Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 amid troop shortage: report
The Biden-Harris administration is reportedly asking Ukraine to lower the draft age from 25 to 18 in order to quickly expand the size of its military. More than 1 million Ukrainians currently serve in the military, but the U.S. needs more than 160,000 additional troops to meet battlefield demands in the ally's nearly three-year war […]
VP-Elect JD Vance Gives Son’s Cub Scout Troop Tour of Capitol
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance gave his son Ewan's Cub Scout troop a tour of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, according to multiple sources. NewsNation Washington correspondent Joe Kalil wrote: post X reported that a spokesperson for Sen. Vance (R-Ohio) confirmed that Vance was “returning to Washington and returning to the Capitol” to lead a tour […]
Trump remark about US troop injuries in Iraq 'obviously not accurate': Esper
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's recent comments downplaying brain injuries suffered by U.S. troops in Iraq are “clearly not accurate.” When asked by CNN's Caitlan Collins if the former defense official considers these brain injuries to be just “headaches,” he replied, “Oh, that's obviously not accurate.” Esper, who […]
Trump downplays troop injuries in 2020 missile strike: ‘You mean because they had a headache?'
Former President Trump on Tuesday denied injuries sustained to U.S. troops in a 2020 Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base, claiming he has been tougher on Tehran than the Biden administration. President Trump responded to questions from reporters in Milwaukee during the campaign, and a journalist said that after Iran fired a missile at […]
Kamala Harris Claims ‘Not One’ U.S. Troop in Any War Zone
The claim: Vice President Kamala Harris argued during a debate with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday that for the first time this century, there are currently no active-duty troops in any combat zones around the world. Verdict: False. Active-duty U.S. military personnel currently serving in Iraq and Syria have come under frequent attack from […]