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May 2, 2016

US Navy to accompany US, British flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel

U.S. Navy ships will begin to accompany U.S.- and British-flagged commercial ships as they travel the Strait of Hormuz, defense officials confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, on the heels of Iran seizing a cargo ship.

May 2, 2016

Iraqis to get American F-16s – but can they fly them?

The Iraqis are getting a batch of American F-16 fighter planes to run combat missions against the Islamic State, but questions remain over whether they can fly them.

May 2, 2016

Washington to make payments to families of American hostages killed in drone strike

The U.S. government intends to make payments to the families of two al-Qaida hostages that President Barack Obama says were accidentally killed in a drone strike.

May 2, 2016

Officials giving mixed messages on why US aircraft carrier shadowing Iranian convoy

An American aircraft carrier and its warplanes are shadowing an Iranian convoy approaching Yemen, as the U.S. beefs up its presence in the region -- but back in Washington, officials can't seem to agree on why.

May 2, 2016

Gitmo detainees stall 9/11 hearing over CIA ‘black site’ claims

A 9/11 hearing at the high-security courthouse in Guantanamo Bay came to an abrupt halt Monday morning, just minutes into the session, after two suspects claimed their interpreters worked at so-called CIA black sites -- and said they could not trust them.

May 2, 2016

Military intel boss: ‘Very little’ can be done to stop Taliban 5 from returning to fight

A top military intelligence official acknowledged Tuesday there's "very little" his agency could do to prevent the Taliban fighters traded for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from returning to the battlefield later this year.

May 2, 2016

Iran levels drone strike charge as nuke deal deadline looms, US denies claim

In a curiously timed allegation coming on the eve of a key deadline for nuclear talks, Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Monday claimed a U.S. drone strike killed two of its advisers in Iraq -- an allegation the U.S. disputed.

May 2, 2016

Official: At least 3 members of 'Taliban 5' tried to reconnect with terror networks

At least three of the five Taliban leaders traded last year for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have tried to plug back into their old terror networks, a government official familiar with the intelligence told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, describing it as an attempt to "re-engage."

May 2, 2016

Feds investigating ‘ISIS kill list,’ military spouse says families warned to be ‘vigilant’

An Islamic State "kill list" with the names, addresses and photos of American military members is triggering a federal investigation, and one military spouse told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ she's already heard from someone who said they were with NCIS urging her family to be vigilant.

May 2, 2016

US military official warns of increase in Russian bomber flights, most 'since the Cold War'

A top U.S. military official said Russian heavy bombers flew more "out-of-area patrols" last year than in any year since the Cold War, as he warned Congress about Moscow's increasing "assertiveness" and military advances.