CENTCOM

Pentagon releases new details of raid that killed ISIS leader Baghdadi

ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a hole in northwest Syria, but the fight against the terror group is not over, CENTCOM commander Gen. McKenzie said

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US to deploy additional troops, Patriot batteries and THAAD system to Saudi Arabia

The Pentagon will deploy additional troops and equipment to Saudi Arabia and US Central Command amid tensions with Iran

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said

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Iraq PMU leaders blame ‘external’ forces for mysterious base explosions

The deputy leader of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militias said the US bore responsibility for a series of recent explosions at their bases

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UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission

The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran

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UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force

The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran

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Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz

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US targets Al-Qaeda leadership in northwestern Syria

US Central Command said it carried out airstrikes targeting al-Qaeda leadership at a training facility in northwest Syria

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US deploys first F-22 fighter jets to Qatar, adding to Gulf buildup

The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran

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Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone

Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz

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