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Flashpoints

  • Pentagon says two F-15E Strike Eagles hit Iran-backed militia targets in Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Daniel Snider)
    US airstrike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman — militia reserves ‘right to retaliate’

    Two Air Force F-15E aircraft launched seven precision guided munitions at facilities used by Iran-backed militias near Boukamal, on the Syrian side of the Iraq border, along the Euphrates River.

    Qassem Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press, Lolita Baldor, Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • A man inspects the damage on Feb. 16, 2021, following a rocket attack the previous night in Irbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. (Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty Images)
    Biden orders US airstrikes against Iran-backed militia targets in eastern Syria

    President Joe Biden ordered the strikes in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on Iraq bases housing U.S. troops and contractors.

    Meghann Myers
    2 days ago
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB) board in Moscow, Feb. 24, 2021. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
    Putin warns of unnamed foreign efforts to destabilize Russia

    The United States and its NATO allies have rejected similar previous claims by the Kremlin that they were seeking to undermine Russia.

    Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press
    3 days ago
  • A Chinese Coast Guard ship prepares to anchor in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 14, 2020, for a port call. (AFP via Getty Images)
    China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War

    The 1960 security treaty assures the U.S. would come to Japan's aid in the event of an outside attack on Japanese forces or territory.

    The Associated Press
    3 days ago
  • In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
    UN says Afghan civilian casualties down by 15% last year

    Still, Afghanistan remains among the deadliest places in the world to be a civilian.

    Rahim Faiez, The Associated Press
    4 days ago
  • In this Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, bottom right, speaks at the opening session of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar. (Hussein Sayed/AP)
    Afghan peace talks resume, but path is anything but certain

    The priority for the Afghan government, Washington and NATO is a serious reduction in violence leading to a cease fire.

    Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press
    4 days ago
  • In this Jan. 3, 2020, file photo, the U.S. Embassy is seen across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
    Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, no casualties

    Two Iraqi security officials said one rocket fell within the perimeter of the vast U.S. Embassy complex.

    Qassim Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press
    5 days ago
  • An Iraqi F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft takes off June 17, 2019, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. (Staff Sgt. Luke Kitterman/Air Force)
    Officials say rockets strike Iraqi air base, one injured

    A U.S. defense company with 46 personnel there contracted to provide base services to support Iraq’s F-16 program has headquarters within the airbase.

    Qassim Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press
    6 days ago
  • Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
    Defense Secretary Austin urges immediate reduction in Taliban violence

    Afghanistan is shaping up as a major national security dilemma for Austin and the rest of President Joe Biden’s fledgling national security team.

    Lolita Baldor and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    February 19
  • NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wears a protective face mask as he prepares to speak during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 18, 2021. (Virginia Mayo/Pool via AP)
    NATO boosts Iraq mission with thousands of personnel

    Unlike the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, NATO’s training effort does not involve combat operations.

    The Associated Press
    February 18
  • A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State group on March 1, 2017, in the village of Albu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)
    US vows to help Iraq promote stability in face of ‘enemies’

    U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills said helping Iraq prevent a resurgence of ISIS and working toward the country’s stability also means supporting its efforts to hold peaceful elections on Oct. 10

    Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
    February 18
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