U.S. Forces Withdraw from Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Airbase
U.S. troops have fully withdrawn from Ain al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, and the Iraqi army has assumed complete contr...
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US Kills Al Qaeda Leader Linked to Syria Ambush
The U.S. carried out a strike in Syria that killed Bilal Hasan al‑Jasim, an al‑Qaeda leader connected to the ISIS gunman...
US Carrier Strike Group Heads to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions
The Pentagon is moving the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group from the South China Sea toward the Middle East as t...
Iran Closes Airspace Amid Warnings of Imminent US Attack
Iran closed its airspace Wednesday, issuing a Notice to Airmen after Western officials warned a U.S. strike could be imm...
US Conducts Massive Retaliatory Strikes on ISIS in Syria
The United States carried out large-scale airstrikes on ISIS targets across central Syria following last week’s attack i...
Iowa Guardsmen Killed in ISIS Ambush in Syria
Two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian interpreter were killed when an ISIS-linked gunman opened fire...
CENTCOM Deploys First One-Way Drone Squadron to Middle East
The U.S. military has fielded its first squadron of one-way attack drones to the Middle East under Task Force Scorpion S...
CENTCOM Raid Kills ISIS Foreign Operations Chief in Syria
U.S. and Iraqi forces killed Omar Abdul Qader, the Islamic State group’s head of external operations, in a joint pre-daw...
US Raid Kills Future ISIS Leader in Northwest Syria
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) killed a senior ISIS commander, viewed as the group’s likely future leader, ...
Houthis Claim to Hold Crew From Greek-Operated Ship Sunk in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi forces claim to be holding crew members from the Eternity C, a Greek-operated, Liberian-flagged cargo shi...
US Captures ISIS Finance Chief in Somalia
U.S. forces captured Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the finance chief of the Somalia-based affiliate of the Islamic State of Ir...
Iran Replaces Air Defenses Damaged in June Conflict With Israel
Iran has replaced much of its air defense network that was damaged during last month’s 12-day conflict with Israel, acco...