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Obama lifts restrictions on arms supply to Syria groups

President Barack Obama has ordered for a waiver for restrictions on military aid to foreign forces and groups in Syria that are helping U.S. operations in that country, the White House said. “I hereby determine that the transaction, encompassing the provision of defense articles and...

Iraq prepares for new fight against post-Mosul ISIS

With ISIS's "caliphate" seemingly nearing its downfall in Iraq, the country's security agencies are preparing for a different fight against the militants, shifting away from ground offensives to a focus on intelligence work, surgical airstrikes and a higher level of cooperation with the West....

Saudi arms industry may take years, chief says

Saudi Arabia is striving to develop a homegrown defense industry but cutting reliance on foreign equipment will take years, the head of a major military development firm said Thursday. The kingdom is the world's third-biggest defense spender, but only two percent of that outlay is local....

Russian authorities inspecting crashed spacecraft debris

Authorities in Russia's Siberian region of Tuva Monday were examining several pieces of the Progress cargo spaceship found after it crashed last week having failed to reach orbit. Two pieces, including a large spherical object, were found by herders over the weekend, while another was...