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Illustrative -- In this photo from May 30, 2019, released by the US Navy, three EA-18G Growlers from the "Patriots" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 participate in a change-of-command ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/U.S. Navy via AP)
June 9, 2019, 7:53 am
US general: Aircraft carrier sends message to Iran not ‘to do something goofy’
On visit to USS Abraham Lincoln, Central Command head says ‘it is entirely likely that an attack would have taken place by now’ if not for recent troop buildup
By Robert Burns
A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 12, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Ashley Gardner, US Air Force via AP)
May 15, 2019, 4:51 am
Allies split with US over Iranian threat as war worries mount
British general tells reporters that coalition forces have not detected any issues with Iran-backed forced in Iraq and Syria, drawing rare rebuke from US military and exposing rift
By AP
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
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
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