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Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
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Here are the new rules for US troops flying missions against ISIS in Iraq
Coalition forces are sending daily flight tasking for Iraqi approval, but emergency flights are always permitted.
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North Korea says it won’t give up arms modernization
North Korea accused the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Thursday of meddling in its “self-defensive measures for arms modernization,” saying the West will make “no greater mistake” than thinking Pyongyang will give up its right to have weapons that it says are needed to ensure peace.
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24th MEU Marines supported the evacuation and movement of Yemen’s president, special operations forces in 2015
The 24th MEU was heavily involved in Yemen during the early outset of the country’s civil war helping move special operations forces, U.S. personnel and Yemen’s president.
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Satellite photos show burning Iran space center launch pad
The satellite pictures were taken Thursday morning of the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran’s Semnan province.
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Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial
A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence.
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Afghan government expects update soon on US-Taliban peace talks
Afghanistan’s government expects the U.S. envoy negotiating with the Taliban on ending America’s longest war to visit Kabul “in one or two days” to share developments in the talks that continue in Qatar, a presidential spokesman said Wednesday.
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US-backed Syrian Kurds begin pullout near Turkish border as part of ‘safe zone’ deal
The main U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia has begun withdrawing its fighters from two towns near Turkey’s border, part of a deal for a so-called safe zone in northeastern Syria involving the U.S. and Turkey, the Kurdish-led regional administration in northern Syria said Tuesday.
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Coalition of Iraqi lawmakers calls for US troops to withdraw, Israeli strikes a ‘declaration of war’
A powerful bloc in Iraq’s parliament called on Monday for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, following a series of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Shiite militias in the country that have been blamed on Israel.
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Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, US tensions
From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
-
Here are the new rules for US troops flying missions against ISIS in Iraq
Coalition forces are sending daily flight tasking for Iraqi approval, but emergency flights are always permitted.
-
North Korea says it won’t give up arms modernization
North Korea accused the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Thursday of meddling in its “self-defensive measures for arms modernization,” saying the West will make “no greater mistake” than thinking Pyongyang will give up its right to have weapons that it says are needed to ensure peace.
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24th MEU Marines supported the evacuation and movement of Yemen’s president, special operations forces in 2015
The 24th MEU was heavily involved in Yemen during the early outset of the country’s civil war helping move special operations forces, U.S. personnel and Yemen’s president.
-
Satellite photos show burning Iran space center launch pad
The satellite pictures were taken Thursday morning of the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran’s Semnan province.
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Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial
A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence.
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Afghan government expects update soon on US-Taliban peace talks
Afghanistan’s government expects the U.S. envoy negotiating with the Taliban on ending America’s longest war to visit Kabul “in one or two days” to share developments in the talks that continue in Qatar, a presidential spokesman said Wednesday.
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US-backed Syrian Kurds begin pullout near Turkish border as part of ‘safe zone’ deal
The main U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia has begun withdrawing its fighters from two towns near Turkey’s border, part of a deal for a so-called safe zone in northeastern Syria involving the U.S. and Turkey, the Kurdish-led regional administration in northern Syria said Tuesday.
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Coalition of Iraqi lawmakers calls for US troops to withdraw, Israeli strikes a ‘declaration of war’
A powerful bloc in Iraq’s parliament called on Monday for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, following a series of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Shiite militias in the country that have been blamed on Israel.
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Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, US tensions
From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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Green Beret from 1st Special Forces Group dies during combat ops in Afghanistan, leaves pregnant wife and young daughter
This year has been the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the mission to the country scaled down at the start of 2015.
-
Here are the new rules for US troops flying missions against ISIS in Iraq
Coalition forces are sending daily flight tasking for Iraqi approval, but emergency flights are always permitted.
-
North Korea says it won’t give up arms modernization
North Korea accused the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Thursday of meddling in its “self-defensive measures for arms modernization,” saying the West will make “no greater mistake” than thinking Pyongyang will give up its right to have weapons that it says are needed to ensure peace.
-
24th MEU Marines supported the evacuation and movement of Yemen’s president, special operations forces in 2015
The 24th MEU was heavily involved in Yemen during the early outset of the country’s civil war helping move special operations forces, U.S. personnel and Yemen’s president.
-
Satellite photos show burning Iran space center launch pad
The satellite pictures were taken Thursday morning of the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran’s Semnan province.
-
Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial
A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence.
-
Afghan government expects update soon on US-Taliban peace talks
Afghanistan’s government expects the U.S. envoy negotiating with the Taliban on ending America’s longest war to visit Kabul “in one or two days” to share developments in the talks that continue in Qatar, a presidential spokesman said Wednesday.
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US-backed Syrian Kurds begin pullout near Turkish border as part of ‘safe zone’ deal
The main U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia has begun withdrawing its fighters from two towns near Turkey’s border, part of a deal for a so-called safe zone in northeastern Syria involving the U.S. and Turkey, the Kurdish-led regional administration in northern Syria said Tuesday.
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Coalition of Iraqi lawmakers calls for US troops to withdraw, Israeli strikes a ‘declaration of war’
A powerful bloc in Iraq’s parliament called on Monday for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, following a series of airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Shiite militias in the country that have been blamed on Israel.
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Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, US tensions
From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.



