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US soldiers prevent former Iraqi soldiers from trying to enter the American headquarters during a deadly demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2003. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
January 21, 2018, 8:57 pm
Trial set for US man accused of making bomb parts for jihadists
Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah allegedly made circuit boards to remotely detonate explosives in attacks against US troops in Iraq
By JACQUES BILLEAUD
Illustrative photo of a Jordanian soldier during a military drill in Amman, Jordan, on April 19, 2015 (AP/Raad Adayleh)
November 4, 2016, 5:20 pm
At least one US serviceman killed in Jordan air base shooting
Two other Americans and a Jordanian also injured; unclear what prompted incident at Al-Jafr military facility
By AFP
US army personnel ride in a truck inside an Afghan military base during fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on October 1, 2015. (AFP Photo/Wakil Kohsar)
March 18, 2016, 1:34 am
US troops said punished over Afghan hospital attack
Pentagon due to publish redacted version of its report on Kunduz attack that killed 42 last October
By AFP
Illustrative: A CV-22 Osprey aircraft of the 8th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) at Hurlburt Field, Florida, January 26, 2011. (AP/US Air Force, Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)
From the WebDecember 28, 2015, 4:50 am
More and more, special forces become Obama’s military answer
In Afghanistan, Syria and Cameroon, White House seen increasingly relying on small deployments of elite troops to quell crises, The New York Times reports
This photo provided by Arlene Wagner and taken in October 2015 shows her son, Air Force Staff Sgt. Peter Taub, killed December 21, 2015 in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, at Bub and Pops, the sandwich shop Wagner and her other son Jonathan Taub run in downtown Washington, DC. (Arlene Wagner/AP)
December 24, 2015, 5:25 am
US Jewish airman among 6 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Staff Sgt. Peter Taub, 30, was preparing to return home to help run the family restaurant, his mother says
By JTA
Sofia Yassini, 8, poses for a photo outside a mosque in Richardson, Texas, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
December 24, 2015, 3:16 am
US soldiers tell fearful Muslim-American girl, ‘I will protect you’
Sofia Yassini, 8, started packing her bags after hearing Donald Trump urge registration, migration freeze for Muslims
By NOMAAN MERCHANT
US President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic fundraiser at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York, November 2, 2015. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
November 3, 2015, 12:23 pm
Obama: Special ops in Syria not a change in policy
US leader says growing ground deployment against Islamic State won't lead to Iraq War-style 'battalions and occupations'
By AP and TOI staff
In this Oct. 27, 2015, photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the 122nd International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 1, 2015, 4:11 am
Obama crosses own red line with Syrian deployment
A president who campaigned to end US involvement in Mideast wars finds himself escalating troop numbers in Iraq, Syria
By Julie Pace
Egyptian army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle, backed by a helicopter gunship, during a sweep through villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, in May 2013. (AP)
September 9, 2015, 11:29 pm
US bolsters protection for Sinai peacekeepers
Officials say 75 more troops being deployed, and surveillance equipment is provided, after 4 soldiers hurt in bombing
By AP
Smoke rises following an explosion in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, as seen from the Israel-Egypt border, near Kerem Shalom in southern Israel, July 1, 2015. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
September 4, 2015, 6:13 am
Pentagon says 6 peacekeepers injured in Sinai explosions
Soldiers airlifted for treatment after being injured by IEDs; not in life-threatening danger
By AP and AFP
Illustrative photo of a shipment of MRAPs -- mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles (photo credit: US Army/Sgt. Mark B. Matthews, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/Wikimedia)
December 26, 2014, 4:55 am
US stockpiles matériel ahead of major anti-IS offensive in Iraq
Military sending equipment, gear out of Afghanistan to Kuwait as likely spring mission against jihadists gathers pace
By TOI staff and AP
Former defense minister Ehud Barak, center, speaks to US soldiers during a joint Israeli-hosted military exercise, October 23, 2012 (photo credit: Lior Mizrahi/Flash90/File)
November 14, 2012, 8:24 pm
US, Israel successfully wrap up three-week military exercise
Austere Challenge 2012 involved more than 2,500 American service personnel and 1,000 Israeli soldiers
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney shake hands at Monday night's foreign policy debate, while moderator Bob Schieffer looks on (photo credit: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
October 24, 2012, 4:45 pm
Full text: Obama-Romney foreign policy presidential debate
Hopefuls mention Israel 31 times in course of third and final confrontation
Arrow anti-ballistic missiles (Photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash 90)
September 1, 2012, 8:18 am
US scales down joint military drill with Israel
Reduction in Austere Challenge 12 spells mistrust, says official in Jerusalem; it's our largest-ever ballistic missile defense exercise, counters US
By Yifa Yaakov and Aaron Kalman
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