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Pentagon Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney resigns, says 'time is right' to return to private sector
• 6 years agoThe US Department of Defence's chief of staff, Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney on Saturday stepped down from his post.
Donald Trump takes parting shot at James Mattis and his view of US allies, says very rich countries taking advantage of friendship
• 6 years agoUS president Donald Trump on Monday criticized departing Defense Secretary James Mattis and his view of alliances, saying the Pentagon chief failed to recognise the true costs of America's military support around the world
Donald Trump pulls up Jim Mattis' last day in office; deputy Patrick Shanahan to take over as acting defense secretary on 1 Jan
• 6 years agoJim Mattis resigned as the US Secretary of Defense on Thursday in protest over Donald Trump's decision to pull all US troops out of Syria.
US envoy to anti-Islamic State coalition Brett McGurk resigns in protest over Donald Trump's Syria withdrawal
• 6 years agoMcGurk, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama in 2015 and retained by Trump, said in his resignation letter that the militants were on the run, but not yet defeated, and that the premature pullout of American forces from Syria would create the conditions that gave rise to Islamic State
James Mattis' resignation hands Taliban advantage in Afghanistan, likely to set Indian policymakers scrambling
Tara Kartha • 6 years agoJames Mattis resigned with a scathing letter which essentially underlined his strong differences with his Commander-in-Chief
'Cannot protect interests without maintaining alliances': Read James Mattis' full resignation letter to President Donald Trump
Fp Staff • 6 years agoJames Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump's administration, will leave by the end of February after two tumultuous years struggling to soften and moderate the US president's abruptly shifting policies.
US withdrawal from Syria kicks off Donald Trump's outsize distraction strategy for 2020 bid as prosecutors tighten screws
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoStunning his country's entire military establishment, US President Donald Trump who has been pushed to a corner by the escalating political and legal dangers of 17 different investigations into his business and politics that may have gamed his election itself, has decided to pull out all of the 2000 and more American troops in Syria and took to his favorite social media platform Twitter to declare victory: "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency."
We will work everything out, says US defence secretary James Mattis on India's purchase of S400 defence systems from Russia
• 6 years agoRussia's S400 system, a mobile long-range surface-to-air missile system, made its debut on the world stage in 2007. The platform rivals Lockheed Martin's THAAD, or terminal high altitude area defense, system and Raytheon's Patriot system.
India, US agree to accelerate defence, national ties; James Mattis reiterates Washington's appreciation for New Delhi's leadership
• 6 years agoIndia and the US have agreed to accelerate defence and national security ties as Defence Secretary James Mattis, at a meeting with Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman, asserted that the Trump Administration sees no contradiction between strategic autonomy and strategic partnership.
Nirmala Sitharaman in US: Defence minister says military ties with Washington have improved over time with mutual trust and confidence
• 6 years agoUnion Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asserted that New Delhi sees the US as an important partner in the field of defence.