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Stars and Stripes | More drones targeting US troops in Syria shot down, Pentagon says
This is the second time since Thursday that troops at al-Tanf have been targeted. Since last week, there have been several attacks on U.S. forces in the region.
The Hill | Hamas releases 2 more hostages amid intense negotiations
Two elderly women were recovered from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip on Monday, amid intense international negotiations to secure the release of more than 200 people who were kidnapped in the wake of the group’s terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7.
Politico | Pentagon says it will hold Iran responsible for attacks on U.S. troops
While the Pentagon does not have information that the government of Iran “explicitly ordered” the attacks on U.S. forces in the past week, the groups responsible for the incidents are backed by Tehran, DOD spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Monday.
Politico | ‘Major expansion’: China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says
China has blown past previous projections for the size of its nuclear arsenal and is now producing even more weapons while expanding its navy, the Pentagon is warning in a new report released Thursday.
Military Times | Congress’ to-do list adds budget request for Israel, Ukraine
Lawmakers will start informal work on the White House’s $105 billion supplemental for Ukraine and Israel this week, but formal passage of any budget bill will likely drag on for weeks as leadership issues in the House continue to snarl all legislative business there.
Military Times | 40 years after Beirut: How the bombing still haunts the Corps today
Two hundred forty-one U.S. service members — 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers — died in the explosion of the barracks, according to the Pentagon’s tally. Fifty-eight French troops and six civilians were also killed.
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