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Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all its land border crossings with Syria except one
Read full article: Middle East latest: Lebanon closes all its land border crossings with Syria except oneLebanon said it is closing all land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus.
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damageThe U.S. Defense Department says Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday.
Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships
Read full article: Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warshipsThe Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.
FBI says it's investigating unauthorized release of documents on Israel's possible attack plans
Read full article: FBI says it's investigating unauthorized release of documents on Israel's possible attack plansThe FBI says it's investigating the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran.
Iraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officials
Read full article: Iraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officialsIraq's prime minister says the Islamic State militant group’s leader in Iraq was killed in a military operation along with eight of the group’s other senior leaders.
US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran
Read full article: US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against IranThe Pentagon says the United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel along with troops needed to operate it.
US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
Read full article: US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and HezbollahThe Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.
US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Read full article: US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper dronesYemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war.
Navy sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden's health records early this year
Read full article: Navy sailor disciplined for trying to access Biden's health records early this yearThe Defense Department says a Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden’s medical records early this year, but no personal information was compromised.
US will store aid on secure beach in Gaza as UN pauses distribution from pier
Read full article: US will store aid on secure beach in Gaza as UN pauses distribution from pierThe U.S. military says it plans to stockpile humanitarian aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter Reed
Read full article: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duty after undergoing procedure at Walter ReedDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has undergone a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power.
US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022
Read full article: US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken with China’s national defense minister in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific.
Who was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no one
Read full article: Who was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no oneAn internal review about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for complictions from prostate cancer surgery blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon’s failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders.
Defense Secretary Austin is hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputy
Read full article: Defense Secretary Austin is hospitalized with bladder issue, transfers powers to his deputyDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized again following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue."
Pentagon finishes review of Austin's failure to tell Biden and other leaders about his cancer
Read full article: Pentagon finishes review of Austin's failure to tell Biden and other leaders about his cancerThe Pentagon has completed its review of Defense Secretary’s Lloyd Austin’s failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about his hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery and how the notification process can be improved.
White House, Pentagon will review Defense Secretary Austin's lack of disclosure on his hospital stay
Read full article: White House, Pentagon will review Defense Secretary Austin's lack of disclosure on his hospital stayBoth the White House and Pentagon say they will look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized.
Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quiet
Read full article: Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but the Pentagon kept the news quietDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure.
Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
Read full article: Assailants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon saysThe Pentagon says the five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over the weekend were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war
Read full article: Yemen's Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas warYemen’s Houthi rebels have for the first time claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel.
US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
Read full article: US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troopsThe Pentagon says U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The US is sharing hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria as Israel prepares to invade Gaza
Read full article: The US is sharing hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria as Israel prepares to invade GazaThe prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gaza’s dense urban neighborhoods is bringing back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
US developing contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Mideast in case Israel-Hamas war spreads
Read full article: US developing contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Mideast in case Israel-Hamas war spreadsThe White House is developing “prudent contingency planning” to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads into a broad regional conflict.
Pentagon: China's conducted spy balloon program for years
Read full article: Pentagon: China's conducted spy balloon program for yearsThe Pentagon says the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years."
Big China ‘spy balloon’ moving east over US, Pentagon says
Read full article: Big China ‘spy balloon’ moving east over US, Pentagon saysA huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon is sailing across the U.S. The spectacle drew severe Pentagon accusations of spying on Friday, while sending some excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars.
Netherlands says it will send Patriot assistance to Ukraine
Read full article: Netherlands says it will send Patriot assistance to UkraineNetherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that his country plans to "join" the U.S. and Germany’s efforts to train and arm Ukraine with advanced Patriot defense systems.
Advanced anti-aircraft weapons head to Ukraine in 2 months
Read full article: Advanced anti-aircraft weapons head to Ukraine in 2 monthsThe Pentagon will deliver the first two advanced NASAMS anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in the next two months, providing Kyiv with a weapon that it has pressed for since earlier this year.
US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea
Read full article: US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North KoreaA newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says the Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine.