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US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
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US to send ‘mechanized forces’ to secure Syrian oil fields
“We are reinforcing that position, it will include some mechanized forces,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
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Drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia underscore need for more robust air defenses
Since the outbreak of violence in Yemen in 2015, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched more than 250 missiles across the border killing at least 206 civilians and wounding nearly 950. Roughly 20,000 people have been displaced by the attacks.
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Italy to remove its air-defense assets from Turkey by year’s end
Officials said the departure had already been planned and had nothing to do with Turkey’s offensive in Northern Syria, which was widely criticized in Europe.
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Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clash at UN Security Council
The Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clashed Thursday at their first U.N. Security Council encounter since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive earlier this month following the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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After American troop withdrawal, Trump shifts focus to Syria oil fields
As Russian and Turkish leaders divvy up security roles in northeast Syria following an abrupt U.S. troop withdrawal, President Donald Trump is focused on oil fields elsewhere in the war-torn country.
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Syrian government says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops
Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
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The US is pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, but the tonnage of airdropped supplies is spiking
2019 thus far is the second highest amount of pounds of cargo dropped in support of OIR since the U.S. launched operations to combat ISIS militants rampaging the region in 2014.
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Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion
Esper said Turkey’s “unwarranted” invasion into Syria jeopardizes gains made there in recent years as the U.S.-led coalition and allied Syrian Kurdish forces battled the Islamic State group.
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North Korea urges US to act wisely through year-end deadline
North Korea on Thursday accused U.S. officials of maintaining hostility against Pyongyang despite a “special” relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump and urged Washington to act “wisely” through the end of the year.
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US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
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US to send ‘mechanized forces’ to secure Syrian oil fields
“We are reinforcing that position, it will include some mechanized forces,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
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Drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia underscore need for more robust air defenses
Since the outbreak of violence in Yemen in 2015, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched more than 250 missiles across the border killing at least 206 civilians and wounding nearly 950. Roughly 20,000 people have been displaced by the attacks.
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Italy to remove its air-defense assets from Turkey by year’s end
Officials said the departure had already been planned and had nothing to do with Turkey’s offensive in Northern Syria, which was widely criticized in Europe.
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Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clash at UN Security Council
The Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clashed Thursday at their first U.N. Security Council encounter since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive earlier this month following the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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After American troop withdrawal, Trump shifts focus to Syria oil fields
As Russian and Turkish leaders divvy up security roles in northeast Syria following an abrupt U.S. troop withdrawal, President Donald Trump is focused on oil fields elsewhere in the war-torn country.
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Syrian government says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops
Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
-
The US is pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, but the tonnage of airdropped supplies is spiking
2019 thus far is the second highest amount of pounds of cargo dropped in support of OIR since the U.S. launched operations to combat ISIS militants rampaging the region in 2014.
-
Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion
Esper said Turkey’s “unwarranted” invasion into Syria jeopardizes gains made there in recent years as the U.S.-led coalition and allied Syrian Kurdish forces battled the Islamic State group.
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North Korea urges US to act wisely through year-end deadline
North Korea on Thursday accused U.S. officials of maintaining hostility against Pyongyang despite a “special” relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump and urged Washington to act “wisely” through the end of the year.
-
US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
-
US to send ‘mechanized forces’ to secure Syrian oil fields
“We are reinforcing that position, it will include some mechanized forces,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
-
Drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia underscore need for more robust air defenses
Since the outbreak of violence in Yemen in 2015, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched more than 250 missiles across the border killing at least 206 civilians and wounding nearly 950. Roughly 20,000 people have been displaced by the attacks.
-
Italy to remove its air-defense assets from Turkey by year’s end
Officials said the departure had already been planned and had nothing to do with Turkey’s offensive in Northern Syria, which was widely criticized in Europe.
-
Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clash at UN Security Council
The Turkish and Syrian ambassadors clashed Thursday at their first U.N. Security Council encounter since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive earlier this month following the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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After American troop withdrawal, Trump shifts focus to Syria oil fields
As Russian and Turkish leaders divvy up security roles in northeast Syria following an abrupt U.S. troop withdrawal, President Donald Trump is focused on oil fields elsewhere in the war-torn country.
-
Syrian government says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops
Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
-
The US is pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, but the tonnage of airdropped supplies is spiking
2019 thus far is the second highest amount of pounds of cargo dropped in support of OIR since the U.S. launched operations to combat ISIS militants rampaging the region in 2014.
-
Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion
Esper said Turkey’s “unwarranted” invasion into Syria jeopardizes gains made there in recent years as the U.S.-led coalition and allied Syrian Kurdish forces battled the Islamic State group.
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North Korea urges US to act wisely through year-end deadline
North Korea on Thursday accused U.S. officials of maintaining hostility against Pyongyang despite a “special” relationship between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump and urged Washington to act “wisely” through the end of the year.
