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US to send 300 additional troops to Middle East: Pentagon
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Ryder said that these troops will provide capabilities, explosive ordnance disposal, communications and other support enablers for forces already in the region. He said that additional US troops are not going to Israel.
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Xi is undeterred by internal corruption, external resistance or death
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Chairman Xi Jinping is not in the mood to let anything dampen his aggressive posturing as he prepares to take on as much of the world as he needs to. He is employing the full spectrum of diplomatic, military, trade and influence operations to advance his and Chinese interests around the worl
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Iranian President warns Israel of possible action, says "Zionist regime cr
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
On October 27, US military forces struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated terror proxies, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday.
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"Its either us or them" says Israel Defence Minister
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a call with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant "underscored the importance of protecting civilians"
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US strikes Iranian assets in Syria after attacks on American troops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
US military forces struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated terror proxies, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday.
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US conducts self-defense strikes on 2 facilities linked to Iranian-backed
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The strikes which were conducted on US President Joe Biden's direction, are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against US personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17, as per a statement by the US Secretary of Defence Ll
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900 US troops deployed or are being deployed in Middle East: Pentagon offi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Approximately 900 US troops have been deployed or are being deployed to the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder said on Thursday (local time), CNN reported.
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US Defence Secretary, Israeli Defence Minister discuss need to facilitate
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday spoke with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and discussed the need to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza and to ensure the protection of civilians.
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India-US 2+2 meeting to be held in November second week
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing global turbulence, India and the US are scheduled to hold the 2+2 meeting in New Delhi around November 9-10.
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UAE President holds phone call with US Defense Secretary
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defence. During the call, Nahyan and the US Secretary of Defence discussed cooperation between the UAE and the United States in defense matters as part of the strategic relations that bi
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'Assessing nature of these attacks': Pentagon on if Iran linked with Hamas
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Pentagon on Thursday (local time) said that the United States is continuing to assess the nature of the Hamas attacks that took place in Israel on October 7 and added that at this point, the information of Iran's link to it is not clear.
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USS 'Eisenhower' Carrier strike group headed to Israel
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean in a move widely seen as a deterrent to Iran and Hezbollah.
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