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Joe Biden Retaliates Against Iran With Room For De-Escalation
US strikes on Iran's militias and proxy forces fulfilled President Joe Biden's promise to retaliate for the deaths of three US soldiers yet left room for both sides to back away from a high-risk confrontation.
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Who Is Embroiled In US-Iran Flare-Up In East Syria?
Two US air strikes in as many days this week on groups in Syria allegedly backed by Iran have raised questions about the actors involved and the tensions stoking the flare-up.1
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US Launched Recent Air Strikes In Afghanistan To Repel Taliban Offensive: Pentagon
The United States recently carried out air strikes as it backed the Afghan army's bid to repel a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon said Thursday, with the withdrawal of international forces from the country all but complete.
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PM Modi "Pakistan's Poster Boy, Not Us": Rahul Gandhi Hits Back
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling the opposition grand alliance the "poster boys of Pakistan" for its questions on India's air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan last week.
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After Khashoggi Killing, US Stops Refuelling Saudi Warplanes In Yemen War
The United States is halting refueling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen, the United States and Saudi Arabia said on Friday, ending one of the most divisive aspects of US assistance to the Saudi war effort.
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Kremlin Denies Putin Mistook US Video For Russia's Syria Campaign
The Kremlin on Wednesday hit back at embarrassing media reports that President Vladimir Putin mistook a video of US attacks on Afghanistan for Russian strikes on Syria.In US director Oliver Stone's documentary on Putin, currently airing in the United States, the president is seen showing him a video on a smartphone in the Kremlin.
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Kurdish Forces In Fresh Push To Close In On ISIS Held Mosul
Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US led coalition airstrikes launched a fresh attack on ISIS terrorist in northern Iraq in the early hours today, as part of a plan to close in on their De facto capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said.
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Libyan Forces Push Sirte Advance Backed By US Strikes
Libyan pro-government forces, backed by US air strikes, fought to advance on ISIS jihadists in Sirte today despite mines and snipers, a spokesman said.
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US-Backed Militias Face Second ISIS Counter Attack: Official
Syrian militias backed by US-led air strikes have repelled a second ISIS counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the jihadist group, an official and a monitoring group said on Monday.
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US Air Strikes Aid Afghan Forces Against ISIS
Afghan forces backed by US air strikes have killed dozens of insurgents loyal to ISIS this week as they continue a push into areas occupied by the radical group, officials said on Tuesday.
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US Looking for Opportunities to Strike Islamic State, Needs Others to Help: Ashton Carter
The United States continues to look for opportunities to strike at the Islamic State but needs its European allies to make bolder moves to defeat the group militarily, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday.
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At Least 120,000 Displaced in Syria Since Russia Strikes Began: US
Syrian government offensives backed by Russian air strikes have displaced at least 120,000 people in the war-wracked country, senior US officials said on Wednesday, accusing Moscow of complicating the situation on the ground.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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Russian Warplanes in Syria Destroy Rebels' Weapons Depots: Commander
Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapons depots of a US-trained rebel group in Syria, their commander said today, in an expansion of Russian attacks on insurgents backed by foreign enemies of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Donald Trump Wants to 'Sit Back,' Watch Russia Fall into Syria 'Trap'
Republican US presidential front runner Donald Trump said he would like to "sit back" and watch as Russia continues air strikes in Syria, suggesting it could be a "trap" that could bog down Moscow.
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Joe Biden Retaliates Against Iran With Room For De-Escalation
US strikes on Iran's militias and proxy forces fulfilled President Joe Biden's promise to retaliate for the deaths of three US soldiers yet left room for both sides to back away from a high-risk confrontation.
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Who Is Embroiled In US-Iran Flare-Up In East Syria?
Two US air strikes in as many days this week on groups in Syria allegedly backed by Iran have raised questions about the actors involved and the tensions stoking the flare-up.1
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US Launched Recent Air Strikes In Afghanistan To Repel Taliban Offensive: Pentagon
The United States recently carried out air strikes as it backed the Afghan army's bid to repel a Taliban offensive, the Pentagon said Thursday, with the withdrawal of international forces from the country all but complete.
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PM Modi "Pakistan's Poster Boy, Not Us": Rahul Gandhi Hits Back
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling the opposition grand alliance the "poster boys of Pakistan" for its questions on India's air strike on a terror camp in Pakistan last week.
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After Khashoggi Killing, US Stops Refuelling Saudi Warplanes In Yemen War
The United States is halting refueling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen, the United States and Saudi Arabia said on Friday, ending one of the most divisive aspects of US assistance to the Saudi war effort.
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Kremlin Denies Putin Mistook US Video For Russia's Syria Campaign
The Kremlin on Wednesday hit back at embarrassing media reports that President Vladimir Putin mistook a video of US attacks on Afghanistan for Russian strikes on Syria.In US director Oliver Stone's documentary on Putin, currently airing in the United States, the president is seen showing him a video on a smartphone in the Kremlin.
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Kurdish Forces In Fresh Push To Close In On ISIS Held Mosul
Kurdish Peshmerga forces backed by US led coalition airstrikes launched a fresh attack on ISIS terrorist in northern Iraq in the early hours today, as part of a plan to close in on their De facto capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said.
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Libyan Forces Push Sirte Advance Backed By US Strikes
Libyan pro-government forces, backed by US air strikes, fought to advance on ISIS jihadists in Sirte today despite mines and snipers, a spokesman said.
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US-Backed Militias Face Second ISIS Counter Attack: Official
Syrian militias backed by US-led air strikes have repelled a second ISIS counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the jihadist group, an official and a monitoring group said on Monday.
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US Air Strikes Aid Afghan Forces Against ISIS
Afghan forces backed by US air strikes have killed dozens of insurgents loyal to ISIS this week as they continue a push into areas occupied by the radical group, officials said on Tuesday.
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US Looking for Opportunities to Strike Islamic State, Needs Others to Help: Ashton Carter
The United States continues to look for opportunities to strike at the Islamic State but needs its European allies to make bolder moves to defeat the group militarily, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday.
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At Least 120,000 Displaced in Syria Since Russia Strikes Began: US
Syrian government offensives backed by Russian air strikes have displaced at least 120,000 people in the war-wracked country, senior US officials said on Wednesday, accusing Moscow of complicating the situation on the ground.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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Russian Warplanes in Syria Destroy Rebels' Weapons Depots: Commander
Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapons depots of a US-trained rebel group in Syria, their commander said today, in an expansion of Russian attacks on insurgents backed by foreign enemies of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Donald Trump Wants to 'Sit Back,' Watch Russia Fall into Syria 'Trap'
Republican US presidential front runner Donald Trump said he would like to "sit back" and watch as Russia continues air strikes in Syria, suggesting it could be a "trap" that could bog down Moscow.
