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US raid allegedly killed undercover agent instead of IS official
A raid by U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State group official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the extremists, family members and Syrian officials have told The Associated Press. The killing in October underscores the complex political and security landscape as the United States begins working with interim Syrian Pres...[Read More]
US Rebukes Gustavo Petro, Calls Colombian Leader ‘Illegal Drug Dealer’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro had choice words for the U.S. and others staking claim in the Caribbean as tensions rise with Venezuela.
US recovery teams begin new search in China for remains of MIAs amid looming budget cuts
Recovery teams from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of missing service members ahead of projected budget cuts that would severely curtail future missions. The mission to China was expected to last through early September, with an investigative team working in Hunan province while field operations are conducted in Guangshi p...[Read More]
US refutes claims that Iran captured Saildrone USV
A video shared by Iran Wednesday purported to show an American Saildrone unmanned surface vessel near the Strait of Hormuz in flames after being attacked by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been making the rounds on social media. U.S. officials disputed that claim. “All of our Saildrones are accounted for and fully operational,” an official told Military Times. The IRGC has released foota...[Read More]
US returning survivors of strike to home countries, Trump says
Two survivors of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat last week will be sent to their countries of origin after reportedly being rescued by the U.S. military, President Donald Trump announced Saturday. The U.S. destroyed a submarine allegedly carrying narcotics in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing two and also leaving two survivors, according to Trump. It is believed to be the ...[Read More]
US returning survivors of strike to home countries, Trump says
Two survivors of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat last week will be sent to their countries of origin after reportedly being rescued by the U.S. military, President Donald Trump announced Saturday. The U.S. destroyed a submarine allegedly carrying narcotics in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing two and also leaving two survivors, according to Trump. It is believed to be the ...[Read More]
US sailor deploying to Middle East injured in monkey attack in Thailand
A U.S. sailor assigned to a mine countermeasures ship was scratched by a monkey in Thailand, sidelining him from a minesweeping mission in the Middle East, according to Navy officials. The monkey attack occurred in Phuket, where the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief was moored briefly to refuel. Axios first reported the monkey attack Thursday. “The sailor received medical care and ...[Read More]
US Says it’s Hunting for Explosive Mines in Latest Push to Open the Strait of Hormuz
Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran in the weekslong war, experts say.
US seized survivors after latest strike on alleged drug-carrying boat
The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday. It is believed to be at least the sixth strike since early September, and the first to result in survivors who were pic...[Read More]
US seized survivors after latest strike on alleged drug-carrying boat
The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday. It is believed to be at least the sixth strike since early September, and the first to result in survivors who were pic...[Read More]
US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela
President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide. Trump’s administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following its ouster of Pre...[Read More]
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela
U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuela...[Read More]