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Feb 09 2024
Headline Roundup
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
Associated Press The Hill CBNJan 03 2020
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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
Breitbart NewsApr 14 2018
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U.S., U.K. and France Strike Syria
The U.S., U.K. and French militaries launched airstrikes on Syria after President Bashar Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack that killed 43 civilians.
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News) New York Times (News)Oct 16 2023
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Jews and Arabs Both Claim Genocide as Israel Attacks Hamas in Gaza
Israel says its airstrikes in Gaza are justified retaliation for Hamas’ deadly terror attacks — labeled by some as a pogrom against Jews. Some Arab voices say it’s a pretext for genocide against Palestinians.
For Context: Israeli authorities said about 1,300 were killed in Hamas’ October 7 attacks; as of Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said about 2,000 had been killed in Gaza
New York Post (Opinion) Foreign Policy Al JazeeraAug 21 2014
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Israeli Strike in Gaza Strip Kills 3 Top Hamas Commanders
Some 10,000 mourners on Thursday buried three senior commanders of the armed wing of Hamas who were killed in predawn airstrikes by Israel, the most significant blow to the group’s leadership since Israel’s operation in Gaza began more than six weeks ago.
“Oh, beloved Qassam, strike, strike Tel Aviv,” some chanted, referring to the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, as the body of Mohammed
New York Times (News)Feb 11 2015
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Obama: Scope, Role of Ground Troops Would Be Limited
President Barack Obama’s draft war authorization would allow for the limited use of U.S. ground troops in a conflict against Islamic State that could extend beyond the current battlefield of Iraq and Syria.
The war resolution sent to Congress Wednesday sets the stage for weeks of debate over how much flexibility Obama should be given in continuing an offensive that began with airstrikes
Newsmax (News)Jan 08 2020
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Trump to address nation after Iran strikes bases in Iraq
President Trump will address the nation from the White House at 11 a.m., following Iranian forces’ launch of more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday local time, marking the most significant Iranian attack in a growing conflict with the United States.
The al-Asad air base in western Iraq, which houses some U.S. troops, was hit by at least
Washington Post