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‘Uneasy deterrence’ reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast
Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, the Navy’s Fifth Fleet commander, has not seen any major crises in the Persian Gulf since taking charge several months ago.
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Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia. AFRICOM says they are redeploying elsewhere in region
Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that “a majority” of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in early 2021.
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US to reduce staff at Baghdad embassy amid regional tensions
A U.S. official said the decision stems from concern about a possible Iranian retaliatory strike on the first anniversary of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top general, Qassim Soleimani.
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How could US drawdown in Iraq aid ISIS, Iran? Here are three ways
These are some possible second- and third-order effects of U.S. troop drawdown from Iraq.
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Afghan government, Taliban ready to set agenda for peace talks, US envoy says
The development is significant as it means the warring sides are getting closer to actually starting to negotiate the issues that could end decades of fighting in Afghanistan and determine the country’s post-war future.
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Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.
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Inside the case against ISIS militants suspected in the deaths of Western hostages
The prosecution is a counterterrorism success in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. But it almost didn’t happen.
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NATO mulls its future in Afghanistan as US draws down troops
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull almost half the U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by mid-January leaves NATO in a bind.
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Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia
President Trump is expected to order a withdrawal of most or all of the 700 U.S. troops based in Somalia before he leaves office Jan. 20.
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‘Uneasy deterrence’ reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast
Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, the Navy’s Fifth Fleet commander, has not seen any major crises in the Persian Gulf since taking charge several months ago.
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Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia. AFRICOM says they are redeploying elsewhere in region
Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that “a majority” of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in early 2021.
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World War II veteran beats COVID-19, marks 104th birthday
He beat the Nazis and COVID.
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US to reduce staff at Baghdad embassy amid regional tensions
A U.S. official said the decision stems from concern about a possible Iranian retaliatory strike on the first anniversary of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top general, Qassim Soleimani.
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How could US drawdown in Iraq aid ISIS, Iran? Here are three ways
These are some possible second- and third-order effects of U.S. troop drawdown from Iraq.
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Afghan government, Taliban ready to set agenda for peace talks, US envoy says
The development is significant as it means the warring sides are getting closer to actually starting to negotiate the issues that could end decades of fighting in Afghanistan and determine the country’s post-war future.
-
Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.
-
Inside the case against ISIS militants suspected in the deaths of Western hostages
The prosecution is a counterterrorism success in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. But it almost didn’t happen.
-
NATO mulls its future in Afghanistan as US draws down troops
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull almost half the U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by mid-January leaves NATO in a bind.
-
Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia
President Trump is expected to order a withdrawal of most or all of the 700 U.S. troops based in Somalia before he leaves office Jan. 20.
-
‘Uneasy deterrence’ reached with Iran, says top US Navy official in Mideast
Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, the Navy’s Fifth Fleet commander, has not seen any major crises in the Persian Gulf since taking charge several months ago.
-
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia. AFRICOM says they are redeploying elsewhere in region
Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that “a majority” of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in early 2021.
-
World War II veteran beats COVID-19, marks 104th birthday
He beat the Nazis and COVID.
-
US to reduce staff at Baghdad embassy amid regional tensions
A U.S. official said the decision stems from concern about a possible Iranian retaliatory strike on the first anniversary of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top general, Qassim Soleimani.
-
How could US drawdown in Iraq aid ISIS, Iran? Here are three ways
These are some possible second- and third-order effects of U.S. troop drawdown from Iraq.
-
Afghan government, Taliban ready to set agenda for peace talks, US envoy says
The development is significant as it means the warring sides are getting closer to actually starting to negotiate the issues that could end decades of fighting in Afghanistan and determine the country’s post-war future.
-
Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.
-
Inside the case against ISIS militants suspected in the deaths of Western hostages
The prosecution is a counterterrorism success in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. But it almost didn’t happen.
-
NATO mulls its future in Afghanistan as US draws down troops
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull almost half the U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by mid-January leaves NATO in a bind.
-
Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia
President Trump is expected to order a withdrawal of most or all of the 700 U.S. troops based in Somalia before he leaves office Jan. 20.
