The ongoing political instability in Niger presents a threat to U.S. counterterrorism operations as the ultimate outcome of a coup attempt could dictate the future of Washington's involvement in the ...

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said Thursday he has ordered an inquiry into whether anyone on the House Armed Services Committee leaked details of the Pentagon’s investigation into soldier deaths in ...

Multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, the Pentagon said in a report released Thursday that cited insufficient training and preparation ...