CENTCOM
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Nov- 2019 -7 NovemberMiddle East
New US-led coalition launches Operation Sentinel to protect Persian Gulf shipping
The new US-led naval International Maritime Security Construct launched Operation Sentinel to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf
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Oct- 2019 -31 OctoberMiddle East
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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11 OctoberMiddle East
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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Sep- 2019 -6 SeptemberMiddle East
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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Aug- 2019 -22 AugustMiddle East
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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5 AugustMiddle East
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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Jul- 2019 -22 JulyMiddle East
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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19 JulyMiddle East
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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1 JulyMiddle East
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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Jun- 2019 -29 JuneMiddle East
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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