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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Joseph Votel

Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, speaks next to a picture of the operation targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a press briefing October 30, 2019 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
November 10, 2019, 6:47 pm
Top US general in the Middle East visits Israel to meet with IDF
In second-ever visit by the head of the US Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie lands amid ongoing tensions over American withdrawal from the region
By Judah Ari Gross
This frame grab from video posted online January 18, 2019, by supporters of the Islamic State group, purports to show a gun-mounted Islamic State group vehicle firing at members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir el-Zour, Syria. (Militant Photo via AP)
February 7, 2019, 9:42 am
Cornered in Syria, Islamic State lays groundwork for a new insurgency
Despite territorial losses, sleeper cells are continuing to intimidate locals by carrying out assassinations, setting up flying checkpoints, and distributing threatening fliers
By Sarah El Deeb
US Central Command head Gen. Joseph Votel testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on February 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
February 5, 2019, 8:28 pm
Top US general says Trump didn’t consult him on Syria pullout
Central Command head Joseph Votel testifies to Senate that Islamic State still not defeated despite Trump’s claim group was beaten last month
By AFP
In this photo taken on September 12, 2018, Commander of United States Central Command Joseph Votel speaks during a meeting with the Gulf cooperation council's armed forces chiefs of staff in Kuwait City. (AFP PHOTO / Yasser Al-Zayyat)
October 4, 2018, 10:59 pm
Top US general: Russia’s S-300 deployment in Syria a ‘needless escalation’
Joseph Votel says missiles will not affect US military activities, appear to be cover for regime and Iran’s ‘nefarious activities’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., Director, Joint Staff, The Pentagon. (US Joint Chiefs of Staff)
August 23, 2018, 4:27 am
America’s next top Mideast general named
If confirmed by Senate, Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie would replace Joseph Votel as overall head of US forces from Afghanistan to Syria
By AP and AFP
Illustrative: Iranian Navy exercise in 2011. (CC BY, Mohammad Sadegh Heydari, Wikimedia Commons)
August 9, 2018, 3:46 am
Iran naval drills designed to send message to Washington, US general says
Central Command chief Joseph Votel says Quds Force’s Qassem Soleimani likely behind ‘destabilizing activity’
By AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) arrive for a joint press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Thomas COEX)
April 30, 2018, 1:47 pm
Resonant Syria strike suggests coordinated US-Israel message to Russia and Iran
Overnight attack comes with Pompeo in the region, Netanyahu and Trump on the phone, Liberman in the US, and the US Army CENTCOM chief having visited without fanfare last week
By Avi Issacharoff
US Army General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 27, 2018. (AFP /Saul Loeb)
April 23, 2018, 11:41 pm
Commander of US troops in Syria makes unannounced first visit to Israel
Gen. Joseph Votel to meet with IDF chief, senior defense officials amid heightened tensions between Israel, Iran
By Judah Ari Gross
US Army General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 27, 2018. (AFP /Saul Loeb)
March 14, 2018, 11:59 am
Pentagon still backs Iran nuclear deal, says top US general in Mideast
As Trump rails against agreement, Central Command chief Joseph Votel warns canceling it would mean finding ‘another way to deal with the nuclear weapons program’
By AFP
A picture of the alleged Iranian base in Syria. The white hangars can be seen at the bottom center. (Google Maps)
March 1, 2018, 2:57 pm
Syrian outlet: ‘Iranian’ base is actually for Assad’s special forces
Zaman Al Wasl report is latest to question Fox News story about facility allegedly set up by Tehran in Syria
By Judah Ari Gross
A satellite image showing an alleged Iranian base on the outskirts of a Syrian army base outside Damascus. (ImageSat International ISI)
February 28, 2018, 4:16 pm
Defense minister casts doubt on ‘new’ Iranian base in Syria
With no explanation for the change, satellite imaging firm now says building it once called a dining hall is a missile depot
By Judah Ari Gross and ToI Staff
A picture of the alleged Iranian base in Syria. The white hangars can be seen at the bottom center. (Google Maps)
February 28, 2018, 5:50 am
Satellite image said to show new Iranian military base in Syria
Hangars seen in picture, reportedly housing missiles, similar to building at site identified as Revolutionary Guards base and allegedly struck by Israel last year
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Belarus' military helicopter flies during the Zapad military exercises, near the town of Ruzhany, some 235 km (147 miles) south-west of Minsk, on September 17, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Sergei Grits)
December 13, 2017, 8:37 pm
US to give Lebanon its first attack helicopters
Worth more than $120 million, choppers along with training and other equipment are part of Washington’s bid to bolster border security and fight jihadist groups
By AFP
US Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
March 31, 2017, 3:47 am
Top US general calls for use of ‘military means’ to disrupt Iran
Joseph Votel tells Congress Tehran’s destabilizing activities in the Middle East are chief long-term threat to region
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on March 9, 2017 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, which was recaptured by government forces in December 2016. (AFP/Joseph Eid)
March 10, 2017, 5:14 am
US planning longer, larger presence in Syria, top general says
Head of forces in Middle East says troops needed on the ground to help defeat Islamic State and prevent another descent into chaos
By AP
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