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USS Truman conducted largest airstrike in Navy history, official says
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.
By Riley Ceder
US says it’s hit more than 800 targets in Houthi bombing campaign
American military assets involved in the operation include two carrier strike groups, as well as fighter, bomber and air defense units.
US to reduce military footprint in Syria to fewer than 1,000 troops
The departure would return force levels to where they had been for years, after the U.S. and its allies waged a multiyear campaign to defeat ISIS.
By Tara Copp, AP and Beth Sullivan
Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed, Iraq says
Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said.
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
By Tara Copp, AP