A US Special Forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a US-led international training mission for African militaries in Diffa, Niger. (Joe Penney / Reuters ...

Flintlock 2025, U.S. Africa Command’s annual, combined special operations exercise, kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire today. From April 24 – May 14, Flintlock 25 will bring together approximately ...

In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid ...

US special operations forces are shifting their focus after decades of counterterrorism. Competition with China and Russia is reshaping how SOF supports the joint force. ... In North Africa, ...

U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s largest annual exercise is underway, as Washington grapples with rising extremist violence in West Africa, tension with former counterterrorism partner ...

Africa Command (AFRICOM) is part of the U.S.’ military-first approach to securing its interests on the continent. But U.S. military trainings are linked to a recent wave of coups.

THEBEPHATSHWA AIR BASE, Botswana — U.S. Special Operations Command Africa conducted a joint combined exchange training between 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Berets and the Botswana ...

We did remove about 70 U.S. Special Forces personnel (from Chad) at the end of April. That was at their request. They asked us to leave. An election was coming and we obliged. That's what partners do.

A small contingent of U.S. troops in West Africa is working with partner forces to try to contain the expansion of al-Qaida and ISIS.

US special operations forces could be leveraged in ways similar to the way they were in the Cold War as the US military ...

US special operations forces are supporting the joint force as the US faces strategic competition with China and Russia. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin. ... In North Africa, ...