US military presence – Page 54 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US military should fight coronavirus at home, not stage ‘Hollywood scenarios’ in other countries – IRGC chief

Posted on March 29, 2020By Editor

The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards has advised the US to focus on the epidemic at home instead of trying to undermine Tehran, as the strife between two nations persists, despite each having been hit hard by Covid-19. … Read More >US military should fight coronavirus at home, not stage ‘Hollywood scenarios’ in other countries – IRGC chief

US forces pack up and leave Kirkuk airbase… but pulling out of Iraq still off the table

Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020By Editor

US and coalition troops have left an airbase in Kirkuk, Iraq, and given a million dollars-worth of equipment to Iraqi security forces. However, the full-scale withdrawal demanded by the Iraqi government has still some way to go. … Read More >US forces pack up and leave Kirkuk airbase… but pulling out of Iraq still off the table

US Forces Use Rukban Camp in Syria as ‘Assembly Line for Training Extremists’, Russian Military Says

Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020By Editor

The Syrian government and the Russian reconciliation centre have repeatedly assisted those seeking to leave the Rukban camp, located in the US-controlled zone around its unauthorised military base at At-Tanf. … Read More >US Forces Use Rukban Camp in Syria as ‘Assembly Line for Training Extremists’, Russian Military Says

Syrian Army, Civilians Block US Convoy, Force It to Turn Back in Country’s Northeast – Reports

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

The standoff is at least the fourth time this month that Syrian troops and angry local residents have forced a US military convoy to retreat from an area of al-Hasakah governorate. … Read More >Syrian Army, Civilians Block US Convoy, Force It to Turn Back in Country’s Northeast – Reports

US Forces Return Qayyara Air Base to Iraqi Control, Withdraw From Mosul Area

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

US forces in Iraq began their withdrawal from a key northern airfield on Thursday, returning Qayyara Air Base to Iraqi control. … Read More >US Forces Return Qayyara Air Base to Iraqi Control, Withdraw From Mosul Area

USA

‘Unnecessary & damaging’: Canada strongly opposes US deployment of troops near border

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020By Editor

The government in Ottawa confirmed rumors that Washington is considering troop deployments along the US-Canada border for coronavirus enforcement, calling the proposal “unnecessary” and “damaging” to neighborly relations. … Read More >‘Unnecessary & damaging’: Canada strongly opposes US deployment of troops near border

USA

US Defense Sec admits military readiness could be affected by Covid-19, insists Pentagon can still conduct ‘national missions’

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020By Editor

In a Pentagon briefing on Monday, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper revealed that coronavirus could impact the readiness of the country’s military if the spread of the devastating illness is not slowed. … Read More >US Defense Sec admits military readiness could be affected by Covid-19, insists Pentagon can still conduct ‘national missions’

USA

Liberal icon Sean Penn wants a ‘compassionate’ army deployment to fight Covid-19

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

Movie star Sean Penn has called on President Donald Trump to put boots on the ground to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, compassionately of course. But anything resembling martial law could be a tough sell in America. … Read More >Liberal icon Sean Penn wants a ‘compassionate’ army deployment to fight Covid-19

EU

Pentagon sends 2,600 Europe-based personnel into QUARANTINE after 35 test positive for coronavirus

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020By Editor

Thousands of US troops and military staff based in Europe have been ordered into self-isolation after at least 35 of them tested positive for Covid-19, further complicating Washington’s power projection across the Atlantic. … Read More >Pentagon sends 2,600 Europe-based personnel into QUARANTINE after 35 test positive for coronavirus

Russia

Russia Spotted 22 Foreign Spy Jets Close to National Airspace Over Past Week

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020By Editor

The Russian Armed Forces detected 22 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week, the military’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday. … Read More >Russia Spotted 22 Foreign Spy Jets Close to National Airspace Over Past Week