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U.S. will send 400 troops to Turkey

The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday.

 

'Down with America': Pakistanis protest deadly strike

Thousands gathered outside the American Consulate in Karachi on Sunday to protest against a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops.

 

Russia: NATO 'one step' from land war in Libya

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says NATO is "one step" from sending troops into Libya in a bid to help rebels remove Moammar Gadhafi from power....

 

NATO allies commit 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan

NATO allies commit 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan

NATO said on Friday 25 countries had pledged a total of around 7,000 more troops to support the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's commitment of 30,000 extra U.S. troops.

 

Allies will send 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan

European and other U.S. allies will contribute more than 5,000 more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, NATO's ...

 

U.S. commander offers troop options for Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The commander of U.S.

 

U.S. general in Afghanistan says inadequate forces 'will likely result in failure'

U.S. general in Afghanistan says inadequate forces 'will likely result in failure'

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in an urgent, confidential assessment of the war that he needs more forces within the next year and bluntly states that without them, the eight-year conflict "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of the 66-page document obtained by the Washington Post.

 

U.S. general: Afghan strategy needs revision

U.S. general: Afghan strategy needs revision

The commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has finished his review of the war and that it is now being sent up the chain of command to the Pentagon and NATO headquarters, NATO says.

 

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