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Military Times | US troops in Iraq and Syria attacked two dozen times in two weeks
The total number of drone attacks on bases in Iraq and Syria housing U.S. troops has grown to at least 23, a senior defense official told reporters Monday. That amounts to at least 14 attacks in Iraq and at least nine attacks in Syria since Oct. 17, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record.
Bloomberg | Allies fear US is overextending as global conflicts spread
But that message of deterrence doesn’t seem to have gotten through. This week, the US sent warplanes to strike targets in Syria – its first military action in the region since Oct. 7 – after a string of attacks by Iran-backed militias had injured more than a dozen troops at US bases there and in Iraq.
Politico | A bipartisan group of House members met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Congress debates more aid funding
Reps. French Hill (R-Ark.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as Congress debates whether — and how much — further assistance should be provided to Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
13 News Now | GAO report says whistleblower retaliation on the rise within Veterans Affairs Dept.
Whistleblowers help protect the public interest by reporting allegations of wrongdoing, such as violations of law, waste or gross mismanagement.
Stars and Stripes | Miltiary suicides overall dropped in 2022 as active-duty rate goes up and Pentagon works on prevention
The Pentagon reported an active-duty suicide rate of about 25 suicide deaths for every 100,000 service members last year, a 3% increase from 2021. “The rate difference is not statistically significant, so we have low confidence this is a true change. It could be natural variability or chance,” said Liz Clark, the Pentagon’s director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office.
Stars and Stripes | Pentagon approves new $150M aid package for Ukraine, urges Congress to authorize more
The new aid is worth $150 million and includes mostly air-defense equipment, missiles, small-arms ammunition and various other maintenance and logistical items, the Defense Department said. Like most previous aid packages to Ukraine, the new tranche is being sent through presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to take equipment and weapons from U.S. military stocks and send them to Europe on an emergency basis.
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