LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Some 1,500 active-duty U.S. Army paratroopers have been placed on alert for a potential deployment to the state of Minnesota, U.S. media reported on Sunday, citing ...

"The U.S. military forces' withdrawal from the Ayn al-Asad Airbase and the conclusion of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) are clear signs of the strengthening of ...