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Elite U.S. Army special operators took out the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS/ISIL) head honcho, sources confirmed to Breitbart News.

Multiple mainstream media reports claim Pentagon officials are reportedly seeking permission from the White House to deploy hundreds of U.S. troops and dozens of tanks to eastern Syria to protect valuable oil fields currently held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday there is no fixed timetable for Turkish troops to withdraw from northeastern Syria, even though the objective of their invasion has ostensibly been met.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday as chaos swirled along the Turkey-Syria border and Iraqi leaders chafed over reports that the U.S. may want to increase the number of troops based in Iraq, at least temporarily.

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper was asked by anchor Chris Wallace if President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from Northern Syria was the equivalent of abandoning the U.S. allies, the Kurds.

Esper said the administration pulled back troops from northern Syria to make sure they were not in a fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces.

Pentagon chief Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark E. Milley will brief reporters at 12 p.m. ET.

The Pentagon said a temporary delay in $250 million of military aid to Ukraine did not negatively affect U.S. national security.

The U.S. is sending one Patriot missile battery and four ground-based radar systems to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Thursday, in what officials describe as the first steps to help the kingdom protect itself against Iranian attacks.

The Trump administration is putting up about a mile of border wall per day with a goal of reaching 450 miles by the end of next year.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday there will be no one-on-one talks with Washington after Tehran was blamed for weekend attacks on Saudi installations that sent global oil prices soaring.

The streets of Hong Kong came alive once again on Sunday as thousands of pro-democracy protesters sang the Star Spangled Banner and called on U.S. President Donald Trump to “liberate” the Chinese-ruled city.

China’s state-run media on Friday claimed that Germany this week expressed support for Beijing’s anti-Muslim tactics in Xinjiang.

Mark Esper on Tuesday informed Congress he was diverting $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build 175 miles of border wall.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford will brief the media at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper declined to ban MAGA hats during his first exclusive interview with Fox News earlier this week.

The Pentagon inspector general said Tuesday it would conduct its investigation into the Department of Defense’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program “expeditiously” and consider releasing the results.

Alyssa Farah, spokeswoman and communications director for Vice President Mike Pence, is headed to the Pentagon to serve as the department’s press secretary.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper will soon receive a series of briefings on a Pentagon program that could thrust him into deciding whether or not Amazon snags a potentially $10 billion defense contract to create a giant data cloud for the Department of Defense.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry railed against the United States in its Monday press conference, accusing the U.S. of “conniving with violent criminals” in Hong Kong in an “arrogant” bid to undermine China’s national unity.

President Donald Trump spoke at the Pentagon on Thursday to welcome new Defense Secretary Mark Esper during a full honors welcome ceremony.

Army Secretary Mark Esper may have been an unexpected choice for defense secretary, but his nomination on Friday is not surprising to those close to the White House.

President Trump announced his intention to nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper as defense secretary on Friday in a White House statement.

The Pentagon Inspector General is investigating allegations that a two-star Army general is retaliating against active-duty Green Beret instructors under his command who have voiced concerns over his lowering of standards for Green Beret candidates, three sources familiar with the matter told Breitbart News.

U.S. Marines will begin reinforcing ports of entry at the southwest border beginning Thursday. The move is in advance of a migrant caravan traveling from Central America to the United States, according to a Northern Command spokeswoman.

A Pentagon program for immigrants who can bring critical skills into the U.S. military in exchange for citizenship accepts over 80 percent of recruits, according to Army Secretary Mark Esper, contrary to reports that suggest the Pentagon has been increasingly rejecting applicants.