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US extends carrier strike group Middle East mission, sends Patriot missile defense system to Iraq

The US is moving Patriot air defense systems into Iraq and deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East…

Jared Szuba

Turkey and Russia agree to start joint patrols in northwest Syria

Turkey and Russia agreed to start joint patrols in Syria's Idlib province at the weekend, Turkey's defense minister Hului Akar…

Staff Writer With AFP

US and UK identify soldiers killed in Camp Taji, Iraq rocket strikes

The US and UK identified military personnel killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji airbase in Iraq, and the…

Jared Szuba

Iraqi military says US airstrikes in response to base attack kill security forces, civilian

US airstrikes targeting Hashd al-Shaabimilitary factions in Iraq killed one civilian and five security personnel, the Iraqi military said

Staff Writer With AFP

US strikes Kataib Hezbollah militia across Iraq in retaliation for Taji rocket attack

US airstrikes targeted Iran-linked Kataib Hezbollah militia across Iraq in retaliation for a rocket attack on Taji air base that…

Staff Writer With AFP

US to ‘reduce participation’ and adjust showcase Exercise Defender-Europe 20 over coronavirus concerns

EUCOM is to reduce the number of US participants in its showcase Exercise Defender-Europe 20 over coronavirus concerns

Fergus Kelly

US-Brazil defense cooperation could help counter China’s space ambitions, general says

A US-Brazil defense research agreement offers the US a leg up over China's space infrastructure ambitions in the Western Hemisphere,…

Jared Szuba

US-led Coalition personnel killed when Katyusha rockets hit Taji air base in Iraq

Three US-led Coalition personnel were killed and 12 others injured after Katyusha rockets struck the Taji air base north of…

Joanne Stocker

Norway cancels NATO exercise Cold Response over ‘out of control’ coronavirus

Norway's armed forces cancelled the Cold Response military exercise that was meant to gather 15,000 NATO and allied soldiers because…

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban reject Ghani’s offer to free 1,500 prisoners before Afghanistan peace talks

The Taliban rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer to release 1,500 insurgent prisoners ahead of peace talks, saying it wanted…

Staff Writer With AFP