The Pentagon unleashed its first wave of bombs on Iranian-backed militias on Friday because the clear skies provided an accurate target, with 85 targets being hit in Iraq and Syria during the course of a 30-minute raid. Seven separate facilities – four in Syria and three in Iraq – were […]
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President Joe Biden has addressed the U.S. military strikes that pummeled militia targets inside Iraq and Syria – indicating more displays of military might were on the way. The president began by referencing his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for three U.S. troops killed in the drone attack in Jordan, […]
US retaliation, when it came, was broad and deep, and telegraphed five days in advance. The White House, the Pentagon and state department had spent the best part of a week talking about the response to Sunday’s drone attack on a US base in northern Jordan, which killed three Americans […]
The United States launched attacks against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria on Friday, its first retaliatory strikes for the killing of three American soldiers in Jordan last weekend, according to an official at the Department of Defense. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, hitting facilities such as […]
US representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council for the month of August Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the UN Security Council on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine at the United Nations Security headquarters on August […]
US military says it struck ‘more than 85 targets’ US Central Command has said its forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. The airstrikes were carried out at 4pm eastern time on Friday, it said. It said […]
The Biden administration is preparing a wave of strikes and cyber attacks that could last ‘weeks’ in response to the Iranian-backed drone attack that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan. White House national security spokesman John Kirby made repeated comments Wednesday about the duration of the the coming U.S. response, preparing […]
The Asian Cup last 16 clash between Iraq and Jordan ended in chaos on Monday after Iraq’s Aymen Hussein was sent off for a seemingly ‘inflammatory’ celebration following his country’s second goal. Hussein struck with 14 minutes remaining to put Iraq 2-1 ahead and then proceeded to sit on the […]