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ISIS rocket fired in Iraq may have contained mustard agent
The U.S. military says a rocket that landed within several hundred yards of U.S. troops at a base in northern Iraq may have contained mustard agent.
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U.S. examines airstrikes said to have hit Syrian troops
The U.S.-led coalition monitored a target in Syria for two days and deemed it valid before launching the airstrikes that Russia says hit and killed Syrian government troops Saturday, a U.S. Central Command officer said Tuesday.
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U.S. says it destroyed ISIS chemical threat in Iraq
The U.S. military says it has bombed an Islamic State facility in Iraq that a senior general calls a “significant chemical threat” to Iraqi civilians.
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Volatile mix in Syria war puts new strain on U.S. strategy
The U.S. military picture in Syria is getting more chaotic and complicated by the day, putting new strains on the Obama administration’s strategy of partnering with a hodgepodge of local fighters against the Islamic State group without getting pulled deeper into Syria’s civil war or rupturing relations with Turkey.
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Prisoner not seen publicly since 2002 at Gitmo hearing
A Palestinian not seen publicly since his capture by the CIA in 2002 appeared Tuesday at a U.S. government hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Admiral: Time is running out to begin updating nukes
In describing how little room the Pentagon has to extend the life of its decades-old nuclear forces, the top U.S. nuclear war-fighting commander, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, says “we’re at the brick wall stage.”
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Navy leader seeks new ways to combat sexual assault
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s new top officer is launching several initiatives targeting the problem of sexual assault in the ranks.
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Pentagon chief takes jab at China with aircraft carrier stop
With a key Asian ally at his side, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a subtle jab at China on Thursday by flying aboard an American aircraft carrier plying the contested waters of the South China Sea.
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U.S. admiral says sailing past Chinese isles not a threat
The U.S. Navy’s challenge last week to China’s sovereignty claims in the South China Sea was not designed as a military threat, the head of U.S.
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U.S.-trained Iraqi troops to join Ramadi counteroffensive
BAGHDAD — For the first time, Iraqi troops trained by the U.S.-led coalition have been added to the assault force Iraq is using to retake the city of Ramadi, a U.S. military official said Thursday.
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ISIS rocket fired in Iraq may have contained mustard agent
The U.S. military says a rocket that landed within several hundred yards of U.S. troops at a base in northern Iraq may have contained mustard agent.
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U.S. examines airstrikes said to have hit Syrian troops
The U.S.-led coalition monitored a target in Syria for two days and deemed it valid before launching the airstrikes that Russia says hit and killed Syrian government troops Saturday, a U.S. Central Command officer said Tuesday.
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U.S. says it destroyed ISIS chemical threat in Iraq
The U.S. military says it has bombed an Islamic State facility in Iraq that a senior general calls a “significant chemical threat” to Iraqi civilians.
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Volatile mix in Syria war puts new strain on U.S. strategy
The U.S. military picture in Syria is getting more chaotic and complicated by the day, putting new strains on the Obama administration’s strategy of partnering with a hodgepodge of local fighters against the Islamic State group without getting pulled deeper into Syria’s civil war or rupturing relations with Turkey.
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Prisoner not seen publicly since 2002 at Gitmo hearing
A Palestinian not seen publicly since his capture by the CIA in 2002 appeared Tuesday at a U.S. government hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Admiral: Time is running out to begin updating nukes
In describing how little room the Pentagon has to extend the life of its decades-old nuclear forces, the top U.S. nuclear war-fighting commander, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, says “we’re at the brick wall stage.”
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Navy leader seeks new ways to combat sexual assault
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s new top officer is launching several initiatives targeting the problem of sexual assault in the ranks.
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Pentagon chief takes jab at China with aircraft carrier stop
With a key Asian ally at his side, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a subtle jab at China on Thursday by flying aboard an American aircraft carrier plying the contested waters of the South China Sea.
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U.S. admiral says sailing past Chinese isles not a threat
The U.S. Navy’s challenge last week to China’s sovereignty claims in the South China Sea was not designed as a military threat, the head of U.S.
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U.S.-trained Iraqi troops to join Ramadi counteroffensive
BAGHDAD — For the first time, Iraqi troops trained by the U.S.-led coalition have been added to the assault force Iraq is using to retake the city of Ramadi, a U.S. military official said Thursday.
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ISIS rocket fired in Iraq may have contained mustard agent
The U.S. military says a rocket that landed within several hundred yards of U.S. troops at a base in northern Iraq may have contained mustard agent.
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U.S. examines airstrikes said to have hit Syrian troops
The U.S.-led coalition monitored a target in Syria for two days and deemed it valid before launching the airstrikes that Russia says hit and killed Syrian government troops Saturday, a U.S. Central Command officer said Tuesday.
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U.S. says it destroyed ISIS chemical threat in Iraq
The U.S. military says it has bombed an Islamic State facility in Iraq that a senior general calls a “significant chemical threat” to Iraqi civilians.
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Volatile mix in Syria war puts new strain on U.S. strategy
The U.S. military picture in Syria is getting more chaotic and complicated by the day, putting new strains on the Obama administration’s strategy of partnering with a hodgepodge of local fighters against the Islamic State group without getting pulled deeper into Syria’s civil war or rupturing relations with Turkey.
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Prisoner not seen publicly since 2002 at Gitmo hearing
A Palestinian not seen publicly since his capture by the CIA in 2002 appeared Tuesday at a U.S. government hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Admiral: Time is running out to begin updating nukes
In describing how little room the Pentagon has to extend the life of its decades-old nuclear forces, the top U.S. nuclear war-fighting commander, Navy Adm. Cecil Haney, says “we’re at the brick wall stage.”
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Navy leader seeks new ways to combat sexual assault
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s new top officer is launching several initiatives targeting the problem of sexual assault in the ranks.
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Pentagon chief takes jab at China with aircraft carrier stop
With a key Asian ally at his side, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a subtle jab at China on Thursday by flying aboard an American aircraft carrier plying the contested waters of the South China Sea.
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U.S. admiral says sailing past Chinese isles not a threat
The U.S. Navy’s challenge last week to China’s sovereignty claims in the South China Sea was not designed as a military threat, the head of U.S.
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U.S.-trained Iraqi troops to join Ramadi counteroffensive
BAGHDAD — For the first time, Iraqi troops trained by the U.S.-led coalition have been added to the assault force Iraq is using to retake the city of Ramadi, a U.S. military official said Thursday.
