US military

What the U.S. Military Does on Guam and Why North Korea Cares

EghtesadOnline: The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea's army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an "enveloping fire" around the island.

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Publish Date:12/August/2017 | 10:10

The U.S. military has become expert at building concrete walls and might be able to do the job for less than the private sector.

The Cheapest Way to Build Trump’s Wall

EghtesadOnline: The spring of 2008 was a grim time for the U.S. military in Baghdad. Not least among the problems were rockets raining down on the Green Zone, which housed government offices and foreign embassies, from a suburb of the Iraqi capital called Sadr City. American forces fought back and captured launch locations, but the missiles kept falling.

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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 13:27

New U.S.-led force to deter Russia in Poland from April

EghtesadOnline: A U.S.-led battalion of more than 1,100 soldiers will be deployed in Poland from the start of April, a U.S. commander said on Monday, as the alliance sets up a new force in response to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 23:02

U.S. military releases, withdraws old Islamist video from Yemen raid

EghtesadOnline: In an awkward reversal, the U.S. military promptly withdrew an old video by Islamist militants it had released on Friday as evidence that a fatal raid in Yemen by American special forces this week was a counter terrorism success.

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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 13:40

U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in chief.

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Publish Date:02/February/2017 | 17:43

Amir Abdollahian: US interference destabilizing region

EghtesadOnline: Special Advisor to parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian deplored the US military and security interferences in the region, and said Washington’s meddling has deteriorated the regional countries’ conditions.

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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 09:16

US Military Presence in Region Detrimental to Security, Stability

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani warned of the adverse consequences of the United States’ military presence in the region, saying all regional countries are obligated to expel American troops.

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Publish Date:28/September/2020 | 19:11

The U.S. Will Act on North Korea Missiles That Pose a Threat, Mattis Says

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military is ready to take action against missiles from North Korea that pose a threat to America or its allies, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said.

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Publish Date:19/September/2017 | 05:46

Trump gives U.S. military authority to set Afghan troop levels: U.S. official

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, opening the door for future troop increases requested by the U.S. commander.

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Publish Date:14/June/2017 | 06:57

Former Afghan president calls decision to drop massive U.S. bomb 'treason'

EghtesadOnline: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai accused his successor on Saturday of committing treason by allowing the U.S. military to drop the largest conventional bomb ever used in combat during an operation against Islamic State militants in Afghanistan.

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Publish Date:16/April/2017 | 04:17

U.S. confirms coalition strike in Mosul district where dozens reported killed

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military said on Saturday a U.S.-led coalition strike had hit an Islamic State-held area of Iraq's Mosul where residents and officials say as many as 200 civilians may have been killed as result of an air raid.

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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 06:24

U.S. Military Deepens Yemen Role With Escalating Strikes Against Al-Qaeda Affiliate

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military is deepening its involvement in Yemen, with escalating counterterrorism strikes targeting an al-Qaeda affiliate that’s gained ground in the chaos of the country’s civil war.

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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 05:06

Trump's defense chief: 'We're not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil'

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military is "not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump, as he held talks with Iraqi leaders on Monday.

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Publish Date:21/February/2017 | 05:28

Mattis says no need for dramatic U.S. military moves in South China Sea

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday played down any need for major U.S. military moves in the South China Sea to contend with China's assertive behavior, even as he sharply criticized Beijing for "shredding the trust of nations in the region."

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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 05:06