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Mar 24 2023
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US Strikes Hit Syria After Suicide Drone Kills US Contractor
The U.S. military carried out air strikes against Iran-linked groups in Syria after a suicide drone attack killed a U.S. contractor, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The Strike on US Troops: A suicide drone struck a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday, killing one U.S. contractor and wounding five servicemembers and another contractor. U.S. intel believes the drone
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Gen. Odierno: Destroying ISIS Will Take '10 to 20 Years'
The battle to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) will last "10 to 20 years" — longer than previously indicated by the Obama administration, the Army's top general said Friday.
"In my mind, ISIS is a 10-to-20-year problem, it's not a two-year's problem," Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, told reporters, DefenseNews reports. "Now, I don't know what level it will be a problem, but it
Newsmax (News)Feb 09 2024
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Israel Prepares to Assault Rafah, Seeking Hamas' Remaining Battalions Among Scores of Refugees
Israel launched airstrikes targeting Hamas in the city of Rafah — on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt — despite warnings from the Biden administration and others against hitting the densely-populated refugee destination.
For Context: Previous fighting in population centers like Gaza City and Khan Younis led hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees to flee south, often arriving in
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What would trigger US strike in Syria? Mixed messages from DOD
U.S. military officials gave varying – and at times confusing -- explanations Monday for what, if anything, would trigger U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, after the Joint Chiefs chairman indicated he’s not yet ready to authorize such a strike.
On Sunday, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey appeared to tone down remarks he made last week about the growing
Fox News (Online News)Aug 07 2014
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Militant takeover of Iraq’s largest Christian city, mountaintop siege fuel calls for aid
Iraqi militants seized control Thursday of the country's largest Christian city -- reportedly telling its residents to leave, convert or die -- while members of another religious minority remained trapped on a mountain without enough food or water, circumstances that fueled calls for the U.S. and U.N. to get more involved.
In response, Pentagon officials told Fox News the
Fox News (Online News)May 15 2021
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Israel Strikes Home of Hamas Leader, Building With Several Media Bureaus
On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike targeted Gaza city in an area that includes the home of a Hamas leader and an 11-story building that housed an Associated Press bureau and an Al Jazeera bureau. The building allegedly held “military assets belonging to the military intelligence of the Hamas terror organization,” Israeli authorities said, according to Al Jazeera. Israeli authorities reportedly
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Pompeo on Qassem Soleimani strike: Iran now understands Trump will take 'decisive' action
By ordering the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Trump has demonstrated to Iran's leaders that he will take "swift, decisive" actions to protect Americans, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday on "Fox & Friends."
Pompeo stressed that the Trump administration has shown military "restraint" in the face of dozens of attacks directed by Iran and its
Fox News (Online News)Dec 18 2014
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Several Top ISIS Leaders Have Been Killed in Iraq, U.S. Says
U.S. airstrikes have killed several very senior military leaders of Islamic State forces in Iraq, the Pentagon’s top uniformed officer disclosed Thursday.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that three key Islamic State military leaders in Iraq were killed there in recent weeks during operations that are part
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 22 2015
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White House: ISIS No. 2 killed by US strike
Hajji Mutazz, the Islamic State's second in command, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, the White House confirmed Friday.
Mutazz was killed in the Aug. 18 strike while traveling in a vehicle near Mosul, Iraq, the White House said. Also killed was an ISIS media operative known as Abu Abdullah.
Mutazz, also known as Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, was senior deputy to ISIS leader Abu
Fox News (Online News)Nov 29 2015
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Russia to Escalate Syria Offensive With Ground Troops, Arab Media Claim
News reports in the Arab world claim Russia is planning to escalate its military involvement in Syria by sending in ground troops and increasing airstrikes, according to translations provided by the Middle East Research Institute (MEMRI).
Syrian and pro-Syrian Lebanese media have published reports over the past two weeks claiming that Russia is launching a new stage of its offensive in
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