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How will the Defense Department handle training and maintenance contracts that run beyond the September deadline to leave Afghanistan?

By   Arie Egozi on May 24, 2021 at 10:51 AM Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie (left), commander Central Command (CENTCOM) meets with Lt. Gen. Ghanim Bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, Qatar Armed Forces chief, during his visit to Qatar, April 14, 2019. TEL AVIV: There are signs that China may be moving to take advantage of the US withdrawal from Syria as part of a larger effort to expand its footprint in the Gulf and Middle East, Israeli sources fret. Beijing for some time has had a toe in Syria — politically aligning with Russia in efforts at the UN to shield Bashar al-Assad’s regime and counter...

Allies leaving rapidly as NATO ends Afghanistan training mission Dutch soldiers are packing their gear and preparing to leave Afghanistan after almost two decades in the country. The soldiers, who are soon withdrawing, held a ceremony at Camp Marmal in Afghanistan's north on May 16, 2021. AARON ZWAAL/DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTRY By J.P. LAWRENCE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 21, 2021 KABUL, Afghanistan — Some NATO allies and other coalition countries that first deployed service members to Afghanistan in the war’s early years are leaving months ahead of the Sept. 11 deadline set by the Bid...

In ISIS’ original territory of Iraq and Syria, some 10,000 fighters remain active, according to the DOD report.

Balad Air Base. (Photo: Archive) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The departure of the US company Lockheed Martin from Iraq's Balad airbase is “imminent,” a security source told Kurdistan 24 on Sunday on the condition of anonymity. The move comes amid continued rocket attacks by suspected Iran-backed militias on Iraqi bases housing American troops and contractors. Balad airbase, located in Salahuddin province, only hosts contractors from Lockheed Martin, who are “critical” to supporting Iraqi F-16 operations, Airforce Magazine reported Tuesday. “These contractors were forced to leave in Mar...