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3 American troops injured in rocket attacks in Syria
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): Three American troops were injured in two rocket attacks in Syria earlier in the day and the United States responded with strikes from attack helicopters, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
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Pakistan Army Chief, visting US commander discuss bilateral military ties
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Commander US Centcom General Michael Erik Kurilla and discussed military-to-military ties between the two countries, Pakistan's military media wing said on Thursday.
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US drone strike kills IS leader in Syria
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States conducted a drone strike Tuesday that killed the Islamic State's (IS) leader in Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
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US claims Taliban may loose restrictions on Al-Qaeda
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): The US Central Command (CENTCOM) assessed that the Taliban may loose its restriction on the Al-Qaeda over the next 12 to 24 months and will allow them the greater freedom of movement and the 'ability to train, travel, and potentially re-establish an externa
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ISIS-K continues to grow in Afghanistan: US CENTCOM chief
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) continues to grow unabated in Afghanistan with the reigning Taliban regime finding it difficult to counter the threat, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Friday.
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Afghanistan: US planning to ramp up attacks on ISIS-K in summer
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the US will ramp up attacks on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) in summer as they are re-constituting itself and will b
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Top US General warns of ISIS presence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 18 (ANI): The US Central Command (Centcom) chief Gen Kenneth McKenzie on Thursday expressed concerns about the presence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Afghanistan.
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Kabul Airport bombing was single blast, no gunshots fired, says Pentagon i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A US investigation report into the Islamic State-Khorasan's suicide bombing at the Kabul airport which took place last year in August found that the attack was a single blast and no one was killed by gunfire from the US or Afghan troops, reported Sputnik.
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Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US airstrike in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): The US military conducted an airstrike that killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in northwest Syria, Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Major John Rigsbee said on Friday (local time).
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CENTCOM Chief, UAE Defense brass talk keeping pressure on IS in Iraq, Syri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Frank McKenzie met and discussed with senior Emirati defence officials the importance of maintaining pressure on the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) in Syria, Iraq and other countries,
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US has no basing agreements with any Afghan neighbours: CENTCOM chief
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): The United States has no basing agreements with any of the countries neighbouring Afghanistan, said Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Kenneth McKenzie, adding that Washington is still able to conduct missions in that country using its distant bases in the r
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US airstrike in Kabul targeted plotter of another airport attack
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 (ANI): The United States carried out a "self-defensive" airstrike in Kabul against a suspected ISIS-K car bomb targeting the airport here, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.
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