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| 20.04.2025 | Escalation in Yemen: The Cost of U.S. Airstrikes on the Houthi Rebels | The recent U.S. airstrikes on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen have ignited a firestorm of controversy and violence. The strikes, part of a broader campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, have resulted in significant civilian casualtie... |
| 19.04.2025 | 80 killed in deadliest US attack on Yemen, Houthis say | HODEIDA: US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthi rebels said on Friday (Apr 18), in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group.
Thursday's strikes on Ras Issa aimed to cut... |
| 18.04.2025 | Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port appears to escalate Trump’s campaign against the Houthis | “It targets a vital civilian facility that has served the Yemeni people for decades,” the group said in a statement.
U.S. Central Command declined to answer any questions about possible civilian casualties but referred to a statement in whi... |
| 15.04.2025 | ISIS is on the ropes in Syria. A successful transition in Damascus could deliver a knockout blow | For much of the past two decades, the Islamic State (ISIS) has enjoyed favorable conditions in Syria, but since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, dynamics have changed. With Assad’s departure, ISIS lost its long-standin... |
| 28.03.2025 | Suspected US strikes pummel Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen | An Associated Press video showed one bomb dropping into Sanaa, with a huge plume of smoke rising into the night sky as many people were awake in the final days of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Other areas hit included mountainou... |
| 06.02.2025 | Hidden Level: $65 Million (Series C) Raised For Drone Detection Systems | Hidden Level – a leader in passive radar and radio frequency sensing technology for detecting and precisely locating drones and other threats – announced $65 million in Series C funding led by DFJ Growth with participation from Booz Allen V... |
| 05.02.2025 | The Human Cost of Aid Freezes: A Crisis in Al-Hol Camp | In the heart of northeastern Syria lies Al-Hol camp, a place that embodies despair and uncertainty. Here, families linked to the Islamic State (IS) grapple with survival amid a backdrop of shifting political tides and humanitarian crises. T... |
| 03.02.2025 | Drone defense startup Hidden Level raises $65M for growth and security initiatives
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| 03.02.2025 | Trump’s aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group | “We were troubled when Blumont suspended its activities,” said Hammoud, who denies links with IS and had been sheltering in an IS-controlled area after being displaced during Syria’s civil war.
“Believe me, we did not find food. Even bread ... |
| 07.01.2025 | A different Middle East: How should Washington respond? | A very different Middle East will greet President-elect Donald J. Trump this month compared to the region he experienced during his first term. Syria is profoundly changed and presents both new problems and new opportunities. Iran is weaken... |
| 05.01.2025 | The Resurgence of Islamic State: A New Wave of Terrorism in America | The recent attack in New Orleans has cast a long shadow over the United States. A U.S. Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a truck emblazoned with the black flag of the Islamic State into a crowd celebrating New Year’s Eve. This shockin... |
| 05.01.2025 | The Resurgence of Terror: Islamic State's Ominous Shadow | The New Orleans attack on New Year's Day 2025 sent shockwaves through the nation. A U.S. Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a truck emblazoned with the black flag of the Islamic State into a crowd celebrating the new year. This inciden... |
| 04.01.2025 | New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State comeback bid | WASHINGTON: A US Army veteran who flew a black Islamic State flag on a truck that he rammed into New Year's revellers in New Orleans shows how the extremist group still retains the ability to inspire violence despite suffering years of loss... |
| 23.12.2024 | 2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says | From the military’s description, the aircraft shot down was a two-seat F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. While Central Command referred to ... |
| 20.09.2024 | Geo Owl Participates in $273 Million Task Order to Support U.S. Central Command | Geo Owl Participates in $273 Million Task Order to Support U.S. Central Command
Geo Owl participates in $273M task order to support USCENTCOM, delivering advanced intelligence services to enhance U.S. defense operations.
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| 24.07.2024 | The geopolitical implications of Houthi attacks and Israeli retaliation | The following article is part of MEI’s special series, “The Houthis: Iran’s Most Distant Ally,” which analyzes the dynamics behind the Iranian-Houthi relationship, identifies the interests and challenges faced by both sides in maintaining t... |
| 05.06.2024 | Readout of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Meeting with His Excellency Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander in Charge, Bahrain Defense Force and Rear Admiral A... | Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti met His Excellency Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander in Charge, Bahrain Defense Force and Rear Admiral Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim Al Bin Ali, Commander, Royal Bahrain Nav... |
| 16.05.2024 | Gaza pier ready to receive humanitarian aid shipments, U.S. military says | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The U.S. military said on Thursday it completed construction of a temporary floating pier in Gaza that will allow for the delivery of critical humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
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| 20.04.2024 | Большая война: противостояние Израиля и Ирана перекинулось на другие страны | Драматические события на Ближнем Востоке на фоне обострения военного противостояния между Ираном и Израилем продолжают развиваться. Взрыв прогремел на базе подразделения иракской армии, связанного с Ираном. Официальные лица сообщают о жертв... |
| 16.04.2024 | US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they've never used in combat before | Military & Defense US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they've never used in combat before
Jake Epstein
2024-04-16T16:51:35Z
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| 16.04.2024 | The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis | Military & Defense The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis
Jake Epstein
2024-04-16T19:19:32Z
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| 14.04.2024 | Full transcript of "Face the Nation," April 14, 2024 | On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:
John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator of strategic communications
House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas
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| 11.04.2024 | 'Drone hunting drones' are already impacting Middle East conflicts | Military & Defense 'Drone hunting drones' are already impacting Middle East conflicts
Paul Iddon
2024-04-10T21:19:06Z
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| 10.04.2024 | US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago | Military & Defense US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago
Jake Epstein
2024-04-10T17:09:42Z
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| 23.03.2024 | US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat | Military & Defense US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat
Jake Epstein
2024-03-23T11:45:02Z
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| 20.03.2024 | Super Hornet fighter jets on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea are sporting Houthi drone kill marks | Military & Defense Super Hornet fighter jets on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea are sporting Houthi drone kill marks
Jake Epstein
2024-03-20T17:03:58Z
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| 09.03.2024 | 5 Gaza children were killed by an aid parcel attached to a parachute that failed to open during a humanitarian airdrop | Military & Defense 5 Gaza children were killed by an aid parcel attached to a parachute that failed to open during a humanitarian airdrop
Alia Shoaib
2024-03-09T14:26:17Z
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| 07.03.2024 | Houthi rebels launched the first fatal anti-ship ballistic missile attack just days after sinking another vessel | Military & Defense Houthi rebels launched the first fatal anti-ship ballistic missile attack just days after sinking another vessel
Jake Epstein
2024-03-06T23:59:06Z
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| 29.02.2024 | German frigate Hessen accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight | Military & Defense German frigate Hessen accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight
Jake Epstein and Ryan Pickrell
2024-02-29T19:11:23Z
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| 28.02.2024 | The Danger of Regional War in the Middle East | The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has dramatically raised the temperature in the Middle East. Popular anger is rising. Egypt and Jordan fear the expulsion of Palestinians into their territories. Non-state actors in the Iran-led “axis... |
| 24.02.2024 | Houthi attacks on ships are giving the rebels and Iran intel on how to hunt down and strike naval targets, war experts say | Military & Defense Houthi attacks on ships are giving the rebels and Iran intel on how to hunt down and strike naval targets, war experts say
Jake Epstein
2024-02-23T21:08:56Z
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| 22.02.2024 | Why the captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier fighting in the Red Sea is always posting about things like Taco Tuesday and cookies | Military & Defense Why the captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier fighting in the Red Sea is always posting about things like Taco Tuesday and cookies
Jake Epstein
2024-02-22T11:30:01Z
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| 17.02.2024 | US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity' | Military & Defense US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity'
Jake Epstein
2024-02-17T11:30:02Z
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| 03.02.2024 | US Navy warships are getting their first combat experience against the kind of threats China is banking on in the Pacific | Military & Defense US Navy warships are getting their first combat experience against the kind of threats China is banking on in the Pacific
Jake Epstein
2024-02-03T12:00:01Z
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| 01.02.2024 | Houthi rebels took aim at a US aircraft, but the military blew their missiles up before they got a shot off | Military & Defense Houthi rebels took aim at a US aircraft, but the military blew their missiles up before they got a shot off
Jake Epstein
2024-01-31T21:41:06Z
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| 24.01.2024 | The Houthis are still trying to attack ships, but most of the time, they can't get their missiles in the air before the US blows them up | Military & Defense The Houthis are still trying to attack ships, but most of the time, they can't get their missiles in the air before the US blows them up
Jake Epstein
2024-01-24T20:21:48Z
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| 24.01.2024 | U.S. steps up strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq and Yemen | The U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes against facilities in Iraq used by Iranian-backed militias and later hit two Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen, American officials said Tuesday.
Why it matters: A key Biden administration goal since... |
| 19.01.2024 | The US has moved from shooting Houthi threats out of the sky to blowing them up before they even get off the ground | Military & Defense The US has moved from shooting Houthi threats out of the sky to blowing them up before they even get off the ground
Chris Panella
2024-01-18T22:26:24Z
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| 17.01.2024 | Missions like the nighttime sea raid that saw 2 Navy SEALs go missing are 'dangerous' and 'complex,' former Special Forces soldier says | Military & Defense Missions like the nighttime sea raid that saw 2 Navy SEALs go missing are 'dangerous' and 'complex,' former Special Forces soldier says
Jake Epstein
2024-01-16T22:06:19Z
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| 17.01.2024 | US air strikes on Yemen have cut off key supply lines from Iran to the Houthis: report | Military & Defense US air strikes on Yemen have cut off key supply lines from Iran to the Houthis: report
Thibault Spirlet
2024-01-17T15:22:27Z
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| 16.01.2024 | White House: U.S. “fully anticipated” Houthi retaliatory strikes | The U.S. "fully anticipated" that Yemen's Houthi rebels would conduct retaliatory strikes after the U.S. and U.K. conducted airstrikes against the group last week, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Tuesday.
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| 16.01.2024 | The 2 Navy SEALS lost at sea were conducting an operation to find smuggled Iranian weapons: report | Military & Defense The 2 Navy SEALS lost at sea were conducting an operation to find smuggled Iranian weapons: report
Jake Epstein
2024-01-16T01:58:47Z
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| 16.01.2024 | Houthi rebels continue to throw missiles at commercial ships despite intense US and UK strikes designed to weaken them | Military & Defense Houthi rebels continue to throw missiles at commercial ships despite intense US and UK strikes designed to weaken them
Jake Epstein
2024-01-16T01:28:53Z
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| 13.01.2024 | Iran's new jet-powered exploding drones in Russian hands could put even more stress on Ukraine's best air defenses | Military & Defense Iran's new jet-powered exploding drones in Russian hands could put even more stress on Ukraine's best air defenses
Analysis by Jake Epstein
2024-01-12T21:29:50Z
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| 13.01.2024 | Two Navy SEALs are missing after Thursday night mission off coast of Somalia | Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three U.S. officials.
The SEALs were on an interdiction mission, climbing up a vessel when one got knocked off by ... |
| 12.01.2024 | A single night of strikes against Houthi militants won't be enough to deter Red Sea attacks, military expert says | Military & Defense A single night of strikes against Houthi militants won't be enough to deter Red Sea attacks, military expert says
Erin Snodgrass, Lloyd Lee, and Jake Epstein
2024-01-12T03:11:08Z
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| 11.01.2024 | The US gave the Houthis a final warning. The Iran-backed rebels answered with their biggest-ever missile and drone attack. | Military & Defense The US gave the Houthis a final warning. The Iran-backed rebels answered with their biggest-ever missile and drone attack.
Jake Epstein
2024-01-11T20:20:03Z
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| 19.12.2023 | Soaring attacks on US forces and others in the Middle East demand firm response to send a message, former top commander says | Military & Defense Soaring attacks on US forces and others in the Middle East demand firm response to send a message, former top commander says
Jake Epstein
2023-12-18T21:35:39Z
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| 14.12.2023 | Exploding attack drones causing chaos in the Middle East are no match for US Navy warships, former captains say | Military & Defense Exploding attack drones causing chaos in the Middle East are no match for US Navy warships, former captains say
Analysis by Jake Epstein
2023-12-14T16:29:37Z
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| 04.12.2023 | A US Navy warship had to gun down more threats as American forces get pulled deeper into fights being fueled by Israel's war with Hamas | The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19, 2023. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau
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| 01.11.2023 | Close calls around the world show that Russian and Chinese pilots want 'batting practice' against the US, top commanders say | A Russian fighter flying close to a US MQ-9 over Syria in July 2023. US Air Forces Central
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The intercepts reflect a desire to chal... |
| 22.10.2023 | US redirects Navy carrier strike group, deploys high altitude defense missile system and patriot battalions to the Middle East amid escalations by Iran in the Israel-Hamas war | Military & Defense US redirects Navy carrier strike group, deploys high altitude defense missile system and patriot battalions to the Middle East amid escalations by Iran in the Israel-Hamas war
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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| 20.10.2023 | US Navy destroyer shoots down rebel missiles as Iran-backed militants stir up trouble and American forces come under fire | The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Suez Canal, Oct. 18. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau
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| 17.10.2023 | We toured the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, which can house 75 aircraft (but doesn't have urinals) | Military & Defense We toured the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, which can house 75 aircraft (but doesn't have urinals)
Daniel Brown and Elias Chavez
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2023-10-17T19:25:16Z
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| 28.09.2023 | Iranian forces dangerously flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter | An AH-1Z Viper helicopter attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jared Sabins/Re... |
| 22.09.2023 | Worried about vulnerable airbases, a US ally landed a F-35A stealth fighter on a highway for the first time in NATO's newest member | Norwegian F-35A performing a "touch and go" on highway in Finland for the first time. Ole Andreas Vekve, Norwegian Armed Forces
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Norway's military did something that's never been done before and landed a F-35A on a high... |
| 20.07.2023 | Russia and Ukraine just turned much of the Black Sea into a dangerous no man's land | Russian navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
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| 06.07.2023 | Video shows Russian fighter jets bullying US Reaper drones with their afterburners and flares | A Russian SU-35 fighter aircraft closes in on US MQ-9 aircraft on July 5, 2023 over Syria. Screengrab via US Air Force
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Russian fighter jets were captured on video harassing US military drones above Syria.
The US Air Force said th... |
| 15.06.2023 | 4 US military helicopter crashes in recent months have killed 14 service members and injured nearly a couple dozen more | A US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off at sunset while transporting American troops out of a remote combat outpost known as RLZ on May 25, 2021 near the Turkish border in northeastern Syria. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images
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| 13.06.2023 | 22 U.S. service members wounded in helicopter incident in Syria | A helicopter "mishap" in northeastern Syria left 22 American service members injured, the U.S. Central Command said late Monday.
Details: The service members had "injuries of varying degrees" and 10 of them were evacuate... |
| 14.04.2023 | Why Divergent Civil Society and Military Approaches Matter for CHMR-AP Implementation | In a previous Lawfare article, I explained that a balanced approach is vitally important as the Department of Defense moves forward with implementing the recently published Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). The sc... |
| 11.04.2023 | The New Company Mass-Producing Attack Drones For Ukraine | A new company manufacturing kamikaze racing drones for Ukraine has emerged from stealth mode. One Way Aerospace – the name comes from the Pentagon term ‘one way attack drones’ – has founders including an undisclosed British Royal Air Force ... |
| 07.04.2023 | Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023 | AFGHANISTAN, April 7 - Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023
Authors: Brian Carter, Liam Karr, Kathryn Tyson, and Peter Mills
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| 17.03.2023 | Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 16, 2023 | AFGHANISTAN, March 17 - Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 16, 2023
Authors: Brian Carter, Liam Karr, Peter Mills, and Kathryn Tyson
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| 16.03.2023 | A top US general warns ISIS will be able to strike Western interests from Afghanistan within 6 months | Members of ISIS-K stand in front of their weapons as they surrendered to the government in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan on November 17, 2019. Wali Sabawoon/Getty Images
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| 18.02.2023 | Iran Update, February 17, 2023 | AFGHANISTAN, February 18 - Iran Update, February 17, 2023,
Annika Ganzeveld, Kitaneh Fitzpatrick, Johanna Moore, and Frederick W. Kagan
February 17, 2023, 5:00 pm ET
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| 18.02.2023 | Here's what happens to the thousands of weapons the US military seizes from smugglers and gunrunners | The US Navy said it had seized more than 2,100 "AK-47" assault rifles. US Navy
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Western militaries regularly raid boats trying to smuggle weapons illegally from Iran to Yemen.
In recent years, these forces have seized a ... |
| 11.02.2023 | Western forces are raiding gunrunners at sea and throwing wrenches into Iran's plans | Guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and patrol coastal ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) sail in the background as Sailors inventory a large quantity of urea fertilizer and ammonium perchlorate discovered on board a fishing vessel i... |
| 02.02.2023 | U.S. military says huge Iranian weapons shipment destined for Yemen rebels seized in Gulf of Oman | The U.S. military forces say they supported an operation last month to intercept and seize thousands of assault weapons, ammunition and advanced missiles that were being shipped from Iran to Yemen, authorities announced this week. The U.S. ... |
| 26.11.2022 | US military reports rocket attacks on its patrol base in Syria | The United States military has reported two rocket attacks targeting its patrol base in northeastern Syria, but said there were no injuries to its forces.
In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the attacks “targeted coalition... |
| 03.11.2022 | US Military Could Soon Replace Spy Sattelites With Solar-powered Planes | John Lopez, Tech Times 03 November 2022, 02:11 pm
The military may soon deploy unpiloted solar-powered planes to replace billions of dollars worth of spy satellites and supersonic surveillance aircraft to make these planes slower and more l... |
| 22.09.2022 | Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air | A Royal Saudi Air Force K-3 tanker and F-15Cs fly with US Air Force F-15Cs in June 2019. Royal Saudi Air Force
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran.
They have continued th... |
| 14.08.2022 | Rethinking How the United States Trains Foreign Militaries | Editor’s Note: The United States has invested heavily in training militaries around the world with at best limited success. Brandeis University’s Renanah Miles Joyce examines the pitfalls of different approaches, with a particular emphasis ... |
| 13.07.2022 | Today’s Headlines and Commentary | Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as acting president of Sri Lanka while President Gotabaya Rajapaska fled to the Maldives. Rajapaska’s decision to appoint Wickremesin... |
| 23.02.2022 | The Biden Administration Faces a Reckoning Decades in the Making Over the United States’ Use of Air Power and Civilian Harm | This past fall, a series of reports, principally from the New York Times, revealed that the United States’ air war against the Islamic State may have been more indiscriminate than U.S. officials have previously acknowledged. The Times repor... |
| 21.11.2021 | Finding the Appropriate Balance of Risk in Over-the-Horizon Strikes | Editor’s Note: The killing of 10 civilians, including seven children, in a drone strike intended to target Islamic State in Khorasan province operatives was a depressing punctuation to the messy U.S. exit from Afghanistan. Although most Ame... |
| 03.11.2021 | Pentagon watchdog says drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including 7 kids, didn’t violate the laws of war | Ajmal Ahmadi, weeps alone in a room after members of his family were killed on Sunday, in an American drone strike that targeted and hit a vehicle in their home in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Marcus Yam/Getty Images
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| 22.03.2021 | With ‘historic’ bomber flights on opposite sides of the planet, the US Air Force is sending a message to friends and foes | A B-1B bomber at Ørland Airport to train with Norwegian forces on March 13. Andrea Bekk Johansen/Norwegian Armed Forces
US Air Force bombers landed in Norway and India in February for history-making deployments.
Those operations reflect the... |
| 27.01.2021 | The US’s oldest bomber is still flying around the world, and its crews are training like ‘we’re going to war’ | US Air Force B-52H bombers over the Pacific Ocean during a training mission. Pacific Air Forces
After more than a half-century in service, the B-52 is still flying around the world, often making non-stop, round-trip flights.
Those long-rang... |
| 11.12.2020 | The US just sent a warning to Iran in the form of two B-52H Stratofortress bombers | A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 26, 2013. US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony
The US military sent two US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers flying past Iran on Thursday.
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| 24.11.2020 | B-52 Bombers Just Sent A Warning To Iran: Don’t Build Nuclear Weapons | USAF Boeing B-52H Stratofortress taking-off with undercarriage retracting and trailing-edge wing ... [+] flaps lowered at the 1998 Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo RIAT. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty... |
| 09.06.2020 | The Rules of Engagement Are the Wrong Lexicon for Deterrence Signaling | Eleven Iranian-flagged vessels executed “dangerous and harassing approaches” directed at U.S. ships in the Arabian Sea on April 15. According to U.S. Central Command, the repeated harassment of six U.S. ships continued for an hour, despite ... |
| 04.01.2020 | Did the President Have the Domestic Legal Authority to Kill Qassem Soleimani? | In the early hours of Jan. 3, the Trump administration chose to dramatically escalate its regional stand-off with Iran, specifically by killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in a targeted drone strike on the road leading to Baghdad... |
| 08.09.2019 | Al-Qaeda’s Continuing Challenge to the United States | Editor’s Note: To the surprise of many observers, the al-Qaeda core under Ayman al-Zawahiri has not launched a major terrorist attack in the West for years, and the rise of the Islamic State seemed to signal the group’s further decline. Asf... |
| 03.07.2019 | Parsing the State Department’s Letter on the Use of Force Against Iran | Recent tensions between the United States and Iran have led many members of Congress to speculate about what legal authority the Trump administration may claim it has to go to war without congressional authorization. On June 28, the State D... |
| 06.05.2019 | Israel Bombing ‘Cyber Operatives’ Isn’t Cyber War, It’s Just War | On Sunday, amidst Israel’s deadly bombing campaign in Gaza, the Israeli Defense Forces announced it had taken out a building housing “Hamas cyber operatives” after thwarting a “cyber offensive” from the group.
The IDF announced the strike i... |
| 29.03.2019 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | The British Parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan for the third time—May had promise to resign if her deal passed—the Washington Post reports.
The White House is preparing a sanctions package against Russia’s for its ... |
| 20.01.2019 | Thinking Critically About “By, With, Through” in Syria, Iraq, and Beyond | Editor’s Note: In the years since 9/11, the United States has waged war around the globe. It has often done so, however, “by, with, and through” local partners. Despite the importance of this approach and its overall value to the United Sta... |
| 23.09.2018 | Yemen’s Three Wars | Editor’s Note: The war in Yemen has gone from bad to worse, leaving tens of thousands dead and hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk from disease and malnutrition. The war's complexity rivals its brutality, with a dizzying array of act... |
| 19.04.2018 | Yes, There Are Plausible Legal Rationales for the Syria Strikes | My friends Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway published two essays in which they expertly propound what I must concede is probably the opinion of many if not most scholars: that the recent strikes on Syria violated both domestic and internati... |
| 19.01.2018 | The Scope of the Endless War After One Year Under Trump | “We don’t know exactly where we’re at in the world militarily and what we’re doing,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Senate’s most knowledgeable military experts, about U.S. global counterterrorism operations last October. In this post... |
| 14.08.2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | One person was killed on Saturday after James Fields Jr. drove into a crowd of counter-protesters at a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, reports The New York Times. After the rally—organized in protest of the city’s decision to r... |
| 18.07.2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | U.S. intelligence officials say the United Arab Emirates was behind a hacking operation that falsely attributed inflammatory statements to the Emir of Qatar and subsequently created a diplomatic rift between Qatar and the UAE, Egypt, Saudi ... |
| 06.06.2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | In a series of apparently unvetted tweets this morning, President Donald Trump weighed in on the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Qatar and Gulf Arab states including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, whic... |
| 28.04.2017 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | The National Security Agency will end “about” collection under Section 702, involving the collection of emails and text messages to and from U.S. persons and people overseas that mention targeted foreigners, reports Charlie Savage in the Ne... |
| 09.03.2017 | The Airstrike in Yemen that Launched a Trump Tweet | Yesterday morning, President Trump appears to have been watching Fox & Friends when he saw a troubling statistic: 122 former Guantánamo detainees have re-engaged in terrorism after their release. So the President took to Twitter:
122 vi... |
| 02.12.2016 | Trump Names General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense Nominee | At last night’s stop in Cincinnati along his“Thank You Tour,” President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his intention to nominate General James Mattis to the Secretary of Defense post.
The Secretary of Defense oversees all operational and admi... |
| 03.06.2016 | Has the U.S. Quietly Ramped Up the Air Campaign Against AQAP in Yemen? | CENTCOM has just released a summary of publicly-acknowledged airstrikes conducted against AQAP targets in Yemen over the first five months of 2016. The list includes three strikes from February and March that were not previously acknowledge... |
| 30.04.2016 | Potential Implications of CENTCOM’s MSF Investigation on the ICC’s Preliminary Examination of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan | This morning, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released its formal report of investigation into the airstrike on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) trauma center in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Of note in the report is a finding that the “aircrew’s fai... |
| 16.10.2015 | Why the Pentagon Has Returned to Body Counts | This story originally appeared on War Is Boring.
For well over a decade, American troops have launched strikes around the world against often vague extremist groups. Despite serious concerns about the strategy's effectiveness, Washington ha... |
