More than one month after President Obama ordered U.S. troops to begin an advise-and-assist mission supporting the Iraqi military’s fight against Islamic militants, that effort remains limited in its scope and effectiveness.

Syrian activists say the U.S.-led coalition has launched new airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Kobani, following overnight airdrops of weapons to Kurdish fighters in the Syrian border town.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the Obama administration decided to airdrop weapons and ammunitions to ‘valiant’ Kurds fighting Islamic State extremists in the Syrian border town of Kobani because it would be ‘irresponsible’ and

Officials say insurgents have attacked several army checkpoints in eastern and southern Afghanistan, killing at least four troops and wounding several people.

The first of 17 U.S.-built Ebola treatment centers in West Africa will open in a few weeks, the top commander of U.S. troops in the region told USA Today on Sunday.

Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear ‘with no skin showing,’ a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the U.S., if

Spain has agreed to allow the U.S. to use two military bases in the southwest of the country to support its efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.