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Jan 07 2020
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Soleimani funeral stampede in Iran leaves at least 40 dead, state TV reports
At least 40 Iranians were crushed to death Tuesday in a stampede that erupted during the funeral for Qassem Soleimani, the general killed last week in a U.S. airstrike, the country’s state media is reporting.
The gory episode in Soleimani's hometown of Kerman, which also reportedly left more than 200 injured, came as the U.S. Maritime Administration is warning ships across the Middle
Fox News (Online News)Nov 15 2014
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Top U.S. general makes surprise trip to Iraq
The top U.S. military leader made a surprise visit to Iraq on Saturday to assess American and Iraqi efforts to roll back the Islamic State, officials said.
The trip by Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, comes as the U.S. plans to double the number of military advisers in Iraq, and two days after Dempsey suggested to Congress that the Pentagon may
USA TODAYOct 01 2014
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Islamic State Fighting Strains Pentagon Budget
President Barack Obama's expansion of airstrikes in the Middle East is creating new strains on Pentagon planners who thought the days of costly military operations in that region were over—at least for now.
The U.S. military campaign is expected to cost tens of billions of dollars in the short-term, creating new demands on a tightening Pentagon budget.
That volatile combination
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 11 2014
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‘JV’ terrorists? Obama under fire for having ‘underestimated’ militant threat in Iraq, Syria
President Obama’s decision to launch airstrikes in Iraq, while backed by senior Hill leaders, has only underscored for his critics the consequences of waiting as long as he did to counter the growing threat of militants with the Islamic State – a group he once dismissed as a “JV team.”
Now, the commander-in-chief is being pressed by Republicans and some hawkish Democrats to commit to
Fox News (Online News)Jan 08 2020
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Iran Retaliates With Missile Attacks At Military Bases in Iraq
Iran's Islamist government fired a series of ballistic missiles at military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops.
The retaliation occurred days after President Trump ordered an airstrike that killed a top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani.
Newsmax (News) HuffPost The HillApr 09 2018
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Missiles Strike Base in Syria
Russia and the Syrian military blamed Israel for a pre-dawn missile attack Monday on a major air base in central Syria, and the U.S. has confirmed that it was Israel. The airstrikes killed 14 people, including Iranians active in Syria.
Wall Street Journal (News) NBC News (Online) Washington TimesMay 23 2020
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US Brags About Health Aid to Africa While Bombing Some of its Most Vulnerable Nations
AS COVID-19 BEGAN spreading across the African continent in late March, the U.S. State Department took to Twitter to boast about American health assistance there. A March 25 tweet from the department highlighted more than $100 million in U.S. medical assistance to foreign countries, including in Africa, as evidence of America’s emphasis on mitigating “endemic and emerging health threats” and
The InterceptSep 19 2021
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Pentagon Calls Kabul Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians A 'Tragic Mistake'
The Pentagon acknowledged the U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 29 as a "tragic mistake." U.S. Marines Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, confirmed on Friday that the airstrike killed seven children and three adults, none of whom had known ties to ISIS-K. The strike was arranged based on intelligence that suggested two “high profile” Islamic State militants were
One America News Network (OAN) Politico Military TimesJan 31 2015
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Islamic State fighters admit defeat in Syrian town of Kobani
The Islamic State group has acknowledged for the first time that its fighters have been defeated in the Syrian town of Kobani and vowed to attack the town again.
In a video released by the pro-IS Aamaq News Agency late Friday, two fighters said the airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition were the main reason why IS fighters were forced to withdraw from Kobani. One fighter vowed to defeat
TownhallMay 10 2021
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Biden to discuss Russian ransomware hackers with Putin and suggests Moscow bears ‘some responsibility’
President Joe Biden has announced he will be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, given the hackers responsible were a Russia-based ransomware group.
“I’m going to be meeting with President Putin,” Mr Biden said. “So far there’s no evidence from our intelligence people that Russia is involved. Although, there is evidence the actor’s
The Independent