As terrorists move south through the Sahel, the Pentagon’s annual Flintlock exercise reinforced the rule of law in a region roiled by coups. The waterborne mission included this year reflects rising ...

VICE World News has obtained formerly secret plans that, combined with a recent Pentagon report, detail the failures of U.S. Commandos in Africa over the last two years. For the better part of two ...

WASHINGTON — The general in charge of U.S. Special Operations forces in Africa has ordered U.S. troops under his watch to “plan missions to stay out of direct combat or do not go,” according to two ...

WASHINGTON — A sweeping Pentagon review of elite U.S. commando missions is likely to result in a sharp cut — by as much as half over the next three years — in Special Operations forces in Africa, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Army infantryman instructs another US soldier during an exercise to prepare the French Desert Commando Course, in Djibouti, ...