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Where will Germany-based US troops go? The coming weeks may tell.
Secretary’s visit hints at new basing, rotations.
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Top US general in Mideast in Kabul to discuss peace process with Afghan president
The commander of the U.S. Central Command reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to peace and stability in the country, a statement from the Afghan president’s office said.
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Japan: US military coronavirus policy has multiple problems
“We have discovered a number of problems,” Defense Minister Taro Kono said
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US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
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Russia’s foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban for killing American troops
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Washington.
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Iran blames bad communication, missile battery alignment for January shootdown of Ukrainian plane
A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says.
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South Korea official asks senior US envoy to revive stalled talks with North Korea
South Korea on Thursday asked a visiting senior U.S. envoy to try to revive stalled nuclear diplomacy with North Korea, which has refused to resume talks because of what it calls hostile U.S. policies.
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Mass grave uncovered in former ISIS territory of northern Iraq
Bones believed to be of Shiite prisoners from a nearby ISIS jail line the bottom of a trench hundreds of yards long near the northern Iraqi village of Humeydat, west of Mosul.
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Esper tells lawmakers he’s not convinced Russia offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and his top military adviser, say they cannot corroborate reports that Russia has paid bounties to Taliban fighters targeting U.S. troops.
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Navy, Air Force troops train with UAE pilots to thwart fast-boat attacks in the Persian Gulf
U.S. Navy and Air Force troops joined with United Arab Emirates pilots recently to conduct training operations in the southern Persian Gulf. The training included using the expeditionary mobile base Lewis B. Puller as a staging platform to practice tracking and engaging simulated fast-attack craft.
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Where will Germany-based US troops go? The coming weeks may tell.
Secretary’s visit hints at new basing, rotations.
-
Top US general in Mideast in Kabul to discuss peace process with Afghan president
The commander of the U.S. Central Command reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to peace and stability in the country, a statement from the Afghan president’s office said.
-
Japan: US military coronavirus policy has multiple problems
“We have discovered a number of problems,” Defense Minister Taro Kono said
-
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
-
Russia’s foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban for killing American troops
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Washington.
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Iran blames bad communication, missile battery alignment for January shootdown of Ukrainian plane
A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says.
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South Korea official asks senior US envoy to revive stalled talks with North Korea
South Korea on Thursday asked a visiting senior U.S. envoy to try to revive stalled nuclear diplomacy with North Korea, which has refused to resume talks because of what it calls hostile U.S. policies.
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Mass grave uncovered in former ISIS territory of northern Iraq
Bones believed to be of Shiite prisoners from a nearby ISIS jail line the bottom of a trench hundreds of yards long near the northern Iraqi village of Humeydat, west of Mosul.
-
Esper tells lawmakers he’s not convinced Russia offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and his top military adviser, say they cannot corroborate reports that Russia has paid bounties to Taliban fighters targeting U.S. troops.
-
Navy, Air Force troops train with UAE pilots to thwart fast-boat attacks in the Persian Gulf
U.S. Navy and Air Force troops joined with United Arab Emirates pilots recently to conduct training operations in the southern Persian Gulf. The training included using the expeditionary mobile base Lewis B. Puller as a staging platform to practice tracking and engaging simulated fast-attack craft.
-
Where will Germany-based US troops go? The coming weeks may tell.
Secretary’s visit hints at new basing, rotations.
-
Top US general in Mideast in Kabul to discuss peace process with Afghan president
The commander of the U.S. Central Command reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to peace and stability in the country, a statement from the Afghan president’s office said.
-
Japan: US military coronavirus policy has multiple problems
“We have discovered a number of problems,” Defense Minister Taro Kono said
-
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
-
Russia’s foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban for killing American troops
Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers as a product of election year politics in Washington.
-
Iran blames bad communication, missile battery alignment for January shootdown of Ukrainian plane
A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says.
-
South Korea official asks senior US envoy to revive stalled talks with North Korea
South Korea on Thursday asked a visiting senior U.S. envoy to try to revive stalled nuclear diplomacy with North Korea, which has refused to resume talks because of what it calls hostile U.S. policies.
-
Mass grave uncovered in former ISIS territory of northern Iraq
Bones believed to be of Shiite prisoners from a nearby ISIS jail line the bottom of a trench hundreds of yards long near the northern Iraqi village of Humeydat, west of Mosul.
-
Esper tells lawmakers he’s not convinced Russia offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and his top military adviser, say they cannot corroborate reports that Russia has paid bounties to Taliban fighters targeting U.S. troops.
-
Navy, Air Force troops train with UAE pilots to thwart fast-boat attacks in the Persian Gulf
U.S. Navy and Air Force troops joined with United Arab Emirates pilots recently to conduct training operations in the southern Persian Gulf. The training included using the expeditionary mobile base Lewis B. Puller as a staging platform to practice tracking and engaging simulated fast-attack craft.



