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Jan 16 2024
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2 Missing SEALs Were on Mission to Stop Yemen-Bound Iranian Weapons, U.S. Says
Two members of the Navy SEALs who were reported missing last week off the coast of Somalia were part of a nighttime commando operation that seized a small boat carrying lethal aid from Iran to the Houthi militia in Yemen, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
Navy commandos, backed by helicopters and drones hovering overhead, boarded the small boat, called a dhow, on Thursday and seized
New York Times (News)Jan 17 2020
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Iranian missile attack on Iraq bases injured 11 US troops, officials say
Iran’s missile attack on bases housing US troops in Iraq last week injured 11 American troops — despite the Army previously saying no causalities were recorded, a report said Thursday.
Officials from the US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq told CNN in a statement that troops suffered concussion-related symptoms that emerged days after the attack.
“While no US service members
New York Post (News)Jan 22 2024
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West steps up strikes on Houthis in Yemen
West steps up strikes on Houthis in Yemen The U.S. and United Kingdom conducted another round of large-scale air and missile strikes on Houthi militant targets across Yemen on Monday, according to the Pentagon. At approximately 11:59 p.m. local time, U.S. and U.K. ships and warplanes took “proportionate and necessary strikes” against eight Houthi targets in Yemen, including an underground
The HillApr 23 2016
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N. Korea fires apparent ballistic missile from submarine, South says
North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine toward the East Sea on Saturday, but the projectile sputtered and fell into the ocean after only a few minutes, the South's Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting the South Korean military.
USA TODAYFeb 03 2024
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U.S. airstrikes hit militants in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Friday in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend. The barrage of strikes hit more than 85 targets at seven locations, including command and control headquarters,
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteApr 08 2022
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At least 30 killed in train station missile strike in eastern Ukraine as civilians try to flee Russian onslaught
At least 30 people, including two children, were killed after Russian forces carried out a missile strike on a railway station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used by civilians trying to flee the fighting, Ukrainian officials said Friday.
Tetiana Ihnatchenko, a spokeswoman for the region of Donetsk where the attack took place, said that first responders had confirmed the
CNN (Online News)Sep 16 2019
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Iran fired cruise missiles in attack on Saudi oil facility: Senior US official
Iran launched nearly a dozen cruise missiles and over 20 drones from its territory in the attack on a key Saudi oil facility Saturday, a senior Trump administration official told ABC News Sunday.
It is an extraordinary charge to make, that Iran used missiles and drones to attack its neighbor and rival Saudi Arabia, as the region teeters on the edge of high tensions.
President
ABC News (Online)Sep 21 2019
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Pentagon sending 'defensive' troops and missiles to Saudi Arabia after Iranian oil attack
The Pentagon is sending additional troops and missiles to Saudi Arabia in response to Iran's attack on Saudi oil facilities last weekend.
"The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which are primarily defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a surprise briefing Friday night. "We will also work to
Washington ExaminerOct 19 2021
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North Korea Test-Fires Another Ballistic Missile Hours After U.S. Offers To Restart Dialog
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, according to the South Korean and Japanese militaries, signaling a continuation of its recent weapon tests which comes just hours after a U.S. official called for efforts to restart dialog with Pyongyang.
The launch of the ballistic missile took place near the city of Sinpo—where North Korea docks its submarines—the
ForbesJan 23 2024
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U.S. Expands Attacks on Houthis With New Strikes in Yemen
The United States and Britain carried out large-scale military strikes on Monday against eight sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to the two countries. The strikes signaled that the Biden administration intends to wage a sustained and, at least for now, open-ended campaign against the Iran-backed group that has disrupted traffic in vital international sea lanes.
New York Times (News)