Tag: US military presence

Categories Middle East

US army helicopter makes ‘emergency landing’ in northern Syria, crew evacuated – coalition spokesperson

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

An American military helicopter has made an emergency landing in Syria, the US-led coalition has said. The statement followed a reports by Syrian media that the US chopper had crashed. … Read More >US army helicopter makes ‘emergency landing’ in northern Syria, crew evacuated – coalition spokesperson

Categories USA

US military reveals it can’t corroborate NYT’s story on Russian bounties to Taliban – months after vowing to get to bottom of it

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

After two months of digging for evidence that Russia’s government paid bounties to Taliban forces to kill American forces in Afghanistan, as reported by the New York Times, the US military has found no corroboration. … Read More >US military reveals it can’t corroborate NYT’s story on Russian bounties to Taliban – months after vowing to get to bottom of it

Categories Middle East

Trump says US to reduce troops to 4,000 in Afghanistan and 2,000 in Iraq as peace talks progress

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

Saying that “a lot of progress is being made” in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump told reporters there will soon be only 4,000 US troops in Afghanistan and 2,000 in Iraq, with only a few in Syria to “guard the oil.” … Read More >Trump says US to reduce troops to 4,000 in Afghanistan and 2,000 in Iraq as peace talks progress

Categories Middle East

US withdraws its drones as Iran launches massive drills near strategic Strait of Hormuz – state TV

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

Iran’s military has begun its major annual drills in the Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for 30 percent of global crude oil traded by sea, amid ongoing tensions between Tehran and Washington. … Read More >US withdraws its drones as Iran launches massive drills near strategic Strait of Hormuz – state TV

Categories Middle East

US to pull back 2,200 troops from Iraq, Pentagon confirms…but several thousand more still to stay

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

The Pentagon will reduce presence in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 troops this month, it announced on Wednesday in a long-anticipated move. The withdrawal is touted as acknowledging Baghdad’s progress in building its own forces. … Read More >US to pull back 2,200 troops from Iraq, Pentagon confirms…but several thousand more still to stay

Categories Middle East

Got It All Figured Out For Us, Didn’t You? US Says Iran Must Withdraw From Syria, Russia Can Stay

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

Washington has maintained its deployment of troops in the Arab Republic despite having no legal grounds for it as per international law. The US has been ignoring criticism from Damascus and Moscow, which condemned both the illegal deployment and the White House’s “stealing” of the country’s resources. … Read More >Got It All Figured Out For Us, Didn’t You? US Says Iran Must Withdraw From Syria, Russia Can Stay

Categories USA

Mocking hearts and minds: US soldiers under fire for quizzing Syrians about ex-porn star Mia Khalifa

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

Footage of US soldiers in Syria mocking locals by asking them if they know the former adult actress Mia Khalifa has provoked a swift backlash on social media, and raised questions about the cost of US operations in the country. … Read More >Mocking hearts and minds: US soldiers under fire for quizzing Syrians about ex-porn star Mia Khalifa