Press TV- US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has described North Koreas ballistic missiles program as a serious threat to the United States, threatening to shoot down any such missiles aimed at targets in the country. The Pentagon chief said in an interview with NBC News on Sunday that North Korean missiles would be shot down if they approach ...

Reuters- While the fight to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS is going to be difficult, it is "possible" it could be complete before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday. Some 100,000 Iraqi government troops, Kurdish security forces and mainly Shia militiamen are participating in the ...

Rudaw- US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has said that the United States military, along with its coalition allies, needs to retain a presence in Iraq after ISIS is defeated to ensure the group does not rise again. Insisting that the US and the coalition must not halt the current campaign until the Iraqis successfully retake Mosul from the militants ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived on an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday to get an assessment of the U.S.-backed Iraqi campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State. "We will see the prime minister (Haider al-Abadi) and get his best assessment on where we are with the Mosul operations," a senior U.S. defense official said, briefing ...

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has called on the Turkish government to stop attacking US-backed factions of Kurdish militants in Syria, days after Turkey launched a military incursion into the neighboring country. We have called upon Turkey... to stay focused on the fight against Daesh and not to engage Syrian Defense Forces, and we've had ...

Alwaght- On Thursday, the representatives of over 30 countries, all members of the US-led international anti-ISIS military coalition met in Washington to talk defeating ISIS terror group. They finally concluded a strategy to destroy the terrorist group, according to the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. According to the new pathway that ...

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has arrived in Afghanistan to discuss security issues with President Ashraf Ghani and American commanders, in the wake of a decision by Washington and its NATO allies to keep thousands of foreign soldiers in the country. Carter landed in Bagram air base outside Kabul on Tuesday and was scheduled to meet Ghani ...

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says his country will send more troops to Iraq, claiming that the forces will help Baghdad in an upcoming operation aimed at retaking the key city of Mosul from Daesh Takfiri militants. Carter, who is currentlyin Iraqon an unannounced visit, said on Monday that 560 more US troops will be sent to Iraq, which will ...

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has made an unannounced visit to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi about the fight against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group. Carters arrival in Baghdad on Monday coincided with the arrival of Canadas Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan. This is the Pentagon chiefs fourth ...

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has met with his Saudi counterpart in Washington to discuss conflicts in the Middle East, including their fight against purported positions ofthe Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, according to the Pentagon. Carter and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is Saudi Arabias defense minister and the son of ...

A senior ISIL commander was targeted and likely killed in a U.S. operation, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. News of the operation comes just ahead of a Pentagon briefing scheduled for 10:45 a.m.. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to make the announcement at the briefing, according to U.S. media ...

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the National Guard's cyber unit may join the fight against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. "Units like this can also participate in offensive cyber operations of the kind that I have stressed we are conducting, and actually accelerating, in Iraq and Syria, to secure the prompt defeat of ...

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the NATO military alliance may join a coalition purportedly targeting Daesh Takfiri militants in Syria and Iraq. Thanks to the leadership of NATO Jens Stoltenberg we are exploring the possibility of NATO joining the coalition as a member itself, Carter said on Thursday after a meeting with the coalition ...

The United States says Saudi Arabia has proposed to expand its role in the air campaign by the US-led coalitionon purported positions of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group. US Defense Secretary Ash Carter was speakingon Thursday following a meeting with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, who also serves as the kingdom's defense ...

The United States welcomes Saudi Arabias willingness to send ground forces into Syria to fight the Daesh jihadist group, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) On Thursday, the Saudi embassy inWashington said ina Twitter message that the Saudi Ministry ofDefense stood ready todeploy ground troops toSyria toaid inthe US-led ...

The 10 U.S. sailors briefly held by Iran before being released on Wednesday made a navigational mistake that led them into Iranian waters but did not communicate that to Navy commanders before being intercepted, the U.S. military said on Thursday. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the information came from debriefings of the sailors, who were ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The latest developments following the release of 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after entering its territorial waters (All times local). --- 3:10 p.m. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has welcomed the release of 10 U.S. Navy sailors held overnight by Iran. In a statement Wednesday, Carter said he wanted to thank ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi took a swipe at the US secretary of defense for his recent claims about the Iranian forces ground presence in regional countries and his warning to Arab states against Tehrans influence wielding. The top Iranian officer made it clear on Sunday that the Islamic ...

Irans defense minister has warnedhis American counterpart to mind his words, following accusations by the US official that the Islamic Republic is militarily active in certain countries in the Middle East. US Secretary of Defense [Ashton Carter] had bettergo over hispast record in this position of authority andreconsiderhis bully-like and aggressive ...

Iran says recent remarks made by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter show the United States destabilizing policies and measures in the region. Irans Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham made the remarks on Saturday in reaction to comments made by Carter during an interview with the Atlantic published on Friday. Carter advised Arab nations ...