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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
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
Illustrative photo of two US Super Hornets supporting operations against IS, October 4, 2014. (AFP/US Air Force handout/Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
October 17, 2017, 8:16 am
US strikes kill ‘dozens’ at Islamic State training camps in Yemen
Action marks first attack by international allies of government against IS installations in country
By AFP
Illustrative: Smoke billows following reported air strikes on a rebel-held area in the southern city of Daraa, on March 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohamad Abazeed)
March 17, 2017, 8:28 am
US claims deadly north Syria strike, denies targeting mosque
CENTCOM says target of air raid was al-Qaeda meeting, will look into reports of 40 civilian fatalities
By AFP
US Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 20, 2016, 3:34 am
US general suspects Iran role in Houthi attacks on US ships
Gen. Joseph Votel, head of US forces in Mideast, places most explicit blame yet on Tehran for Yemen missile launches
By AFP
Syrian government soldiers walk in the damaged al-Farafira souk in the government-held side of Aleppo's historic city center on September 16, 2016. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP)
September 18, 2016, 3:00 am
US admits coalition airstrike against Syrian military position
Moscow estimates death toll at 62, but monitoring group counts 83; US ‘relayed our regret’ to Damascus through Russia
By AFP
US Marines fire a Multiple Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions (MFOR) rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher at Camp Pendleton, California, on June 1, 2007. (Wikipedia/LCPL Seth Maggard, USMC/Defense Visual Information Center, US DOD/public domain)
September 4, 2016, 4:24 am
US hits IS targets with ‘newly deployed’ mobile rocket
Use of HIMARS system by US troops on Turkish soil billed by officials as ‘latest step in US-Turkey cooperation’ against jihadists
By AFP
American and Spanish trainers use live ammunition in training exercises at the Basmaya base, 40 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, January 24, 2016. (AP/Karim Kadim, File)
August 12, 2016, 5:37 am
GOP says US command manipulated Islamic State intel
Military’s reports and public statements were ‘significantly more positive than actual events’ in 2014-15, lawmakers allege
By Richard Lardner
In this Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 photo released by the US Air Force, a formation of US Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq as part of US-led coalition airstrikes on IS targets in Syria. (AP/US Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
June 12, 2016, 6:54 am
US probes ‘friendly fire’ strike on Syria allies
Army spokesman says coalition airstrike near Aleppo last month ‘may have hit counter-ISIL forces,’ killing 4 people
By AFP
US Army Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters Saturday, May 21, 2016 during a secret trip to Syria. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
May 22, 2016, 2:25 am
Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria
Gen. Joseph Votel, head of US military’s Central Command, spends 11 hours in war-torn country overseeing anti-IS efforts
By Robert Burns
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter gives a speech during his visit at the Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, southern Germany, May 3, 2016. (AFP/dpa/Marijan Murat)
May 3, 2016, 5:13 pm
American serviceman killed in Iraq by Islamic State
Soldier dies in jihadist attack on position in coalition-held territory near Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city
By Agencies
This December 14, 2015 file photo shows US Special Operations Commander General Joseph Votel (R) as he listens as US President Barack Obama (L) delivers a statement to reporters following a National Security Council meeting on the counter-ISIL in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON)
January 15, 2016, 1:34 pm
Pentagon announces new commander for Middle East
Army Gen. Joseph Votel to take over US Central Command post; his predecessor says Islamic State is faltering
By Agencies
This photo released by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, shows detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf, Iran. (Sepahnews via AP)
January 15, 2016, 12:43 am
US defense chief: Sailors made navigational error in Iran
Human error, coupled with ensuing engine trouble, led to capture by Revolutionary Guards in Iranian waters
By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns
A US-made F-15 fighter jet flown by the Royal Saudi Air Force (YouTube screen capture)
May 14, 2015, 5:25 am
Airstrike targets Islamic State No. 2, Iraq claims
Unclear whether Abu Alaa al-Afari killed in attack; US says it has ‘no information to corroborate’ report
By AFP
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