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This Compass Call squadron was deployed in Afghanistan for 20 years. Here’s their inside story.
The EC-130H Compass Call worked behind the scenes for two decades in Afghanistan, from supporting the arrival of special forces, to the bin Laden raid and the Kabul evacuation.
US to stop refueling of Saudi aircraft in Yemen war
The United States will stop refueling Saudi Arabian aircraft fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Pentagon and the Saudi kingdom said late Friday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
If US, Saudi Arabia split over journalist’s murder, will troops ever be able to leave Syria?
The US needs Saudi Arabia for regional stability; but does that still include needing the crown prince?
By Tara Copp, AP
US House bill would close door on Saudi arms sales
A bipartisan group of 21 House lawmakers have introduced a bill to immediately stop all military sales and aid to Saudi Arabia’s government.
By Joe Gould
Will Congress really cancel US-Saudi arms deals? It’s complicated, but let us explain
Everything you wanted to know about U.S.-Saudi arms sales and the politics around them, but were afraid to ask.
By Joe Gould
Trump doubles down: He’s not stopping Saudi arms sales
Lawmakers were discussing various tracks to punish Saudi Arabia over a journalist's disappearance, but there's one track Trump's rejected twice already.
By Joe Gould
US senators order Magnitsky probe as Riyadh’s Capitol Hill clout plummets
New controversy threatens to roil the rocky U.S.-Saudi relationship and casts a cloud over US-Saudi defense deals.
By Joe Gould
Doctor who aided hunt for Osama bin Laden languishes in Pakistan jail
Shakil Afridi has languished in jail for years — since 2011, when the Pakistani doctor used a vaccination scam in an attempt to identify Osama bin Laden’s home, aiding U.S. Navy SEALs who tracked and killed the al-Qaida leader.
Bin Laden files back up US claims on Iran ties to al-Qaida
The CIA’s release of documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden appears to bolster U.S. claims that Iran supported the extremist network leading up to the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
CIA releases 470,000 more files from bin Laden raid
Never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden’s son and potential successor was released Wednesday by the CIA in a trove of material recovered during the May 2011 raid that killed the al-Qaida leader at his compound in Pakistan.
Activists ask US to suspend Bahrain prince's diplomatic visa
Activists on Wednesday asked the United States to suspend a diplomatic visa for a Bahrain prince over allegations that he tortured prisoners during the island kingdom’s 2011 Arab Spring protests.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press