Posts Tagged: US Military in Middle East
Sinai Helicopter Crash Kills Eight Peacekeepers, Including Six Americans
A helicopter with the US-led Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula crashed on Thursday near the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing...
US and Israeli Air Forces Hone Readiness With Latest Joint F-35 Drill
F-35 stealth fighters jets from the US and Israeli air forces were seen in the skies above the Jewish state earlier this week as they...
Qatar Makes Formal Request for F-35 Jets: Sources
Qatar has submitted a formal request to the United States to buy stealthy F-35 fighter jets, three people familiar with the deal said, in a...
US Hopes to Name Qatar as Major Non-NATO Ally, Official Says
The United States hopes to move forward with naming Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, a status that provides foreign nations with benefits in defense...
After US Warning, Iran Says Its Navy Will Still Operate in Gulf
The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day after the United States warned mariners there...
Iranian Ayatollah: Americans Will Be Expelled From Iraq and Syria
Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing Iran's demand for US troops to be withdrawn from the...
IRGC Chief: US Warships Will Be Destroyed if They Threaten Iran in Gulf
Iran will destroy US warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf, the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards told state TV on Thursday, a day...
Trump Orders US Navy to Destroy Iranian Gunboats ‘if They Harass Our Ships at Sea’
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the US Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after...
Iraq Condemns US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Militia
Iraq condemned overnight US air strikes on Friday, saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous consequences for what it called a violation of...
US Wages Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq
The United States waged a series of precision air strikes on Thursday against an Iran-backed militia in Iraq that it blamed for a major rocket attack...
Two US, One British Personnel Killed in Iraq Rocket Attack: Officials
One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq's Taji military camp north...
US Senate Advances Resolution Limiting Trump’s Ability to Wage War
The US Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trump's ability to wage war against Iran, paving the way for a final vote as eight...
Four Wounded in Attack on Iraqi Military Base That Houses US Forces
Four people were wounded on Sunday in an attack on Balad Air Base in northern Iraq which houses US personnel. The Iraqi military said in a...
Washington Rejects Iraqi Request to Remove Troops
Washington on Friday rebuffed an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened US-Iranian tensions after the US killing of an Iranian commander...
