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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Thomas WATKINS

Military vehicles with the US-backed coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group during an operation to expel the jihadists, in the countryside of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, February 21, 2019. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
February 23, 2019, 12:42 am
As hundreds of US troops stay in Syria, Trump insists no U-turn
Around 200 American ‘peacekeeping’ soldiers to remain indefinitely amid harsh criticism of US president’s decision to withdraw forces by April 30
By Thomas WATKINS
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2019 (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
January 18, 2019, 12:09 am
Trump vows to boost defense against hypersonic, cruise missiles
Washington plans to invest in technology to protect against growing threat of weapons, including space-based sensors for interceptor system
By Thomas WATKINS
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives for his first day in his new job at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, January 2, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 3, 2019, 6:00 am
Shanahan takes Pentagon helm as Trump blasts Mattis
The former Boeing exec was thrust onto the world stage when Mattis quit last month amid long-running disagreements with the US president
By Thomas WATKINS
Illustrative: US military forces in Syria in April 2018 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 20, 2018, 2:33 am
In video, Trump declares victory over IS, says ‘time for troops to come home’
Key allies Britain and Australia criticize move to pull all US soldiers from Syria and pledge to continue fight: ‘Even without territory, (IS) will remain a threat’
By Thomas WATKINS
Police escort far-right demonstrators during a rally at Lafayette Park opposite the White House, on August 12, 2018, in Washington, DC, one year after the deadly violence at a similar protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
August 13, 2018, 10:51 pm
After Charlottesville anniversary, US neo-Nazis in disarray
Poor attendance at Washington rally organized by far-right shows how movement has lost momentum in past year
By Thomas WATKINS
Demonstrators opposed to a far-right rally being held near the White House gather August 12, 2018 in Washington, DC, one year after deadly violence at a similar protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
August 12, 2018, 10:42 pm
Washington police brace for neo-Nazi rally
On anniversary of deadly Charlottesville chaos, counter-protesters against Unite the Right gather, blame Trump for rise of extremism
By Thomas WATKINS
Alt-right activists, anti-fascist protestors, and people on all sides of the political spectrum face off during a campaign rally organized by right-wing organizer, Patriot Prayer founder and Republican Senate candidate Joey Gibson in Portland, Oregon, August 4, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Thomas Patterson)
August 10, 2018, 7:50 am
A year after deadly protest, white nationalists to rally outside White House
Unite the Right, extremist group responsible for the fatal Charlottesville demonstration, to face off with anti-fascists in Washington
By Thomas WATKINS
People cross Jomhouri-e-Eslami Street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 30, 2018. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
August 5, 2018, 5:57 am
Iran sanctions snap back, but where Trump hopes they will lead is unclear
The administration has sent mixed signals about whether its end-game is new talks, regime change or if it sees pressure as a goal in and of itself
By Thomas WATKINS
US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in the East Room of the White House on April 3, 2018 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Olivier Douliery)
April 5, 2018, 5:50 am
Trump orders National Guard to Mexican border
Move comes as caravan of Central American migrants scrap well-publicized plan to try and enter US
By Thomas WATKINS, Sofia MISELEM and Matias Romero
Illustrative: B61 nuclear bombs on a rack. (Courtesy US Department of Defense)
February 3, 2018, 2:45 am
Pentagon pushes for new, low-yield nuclear weapons
Defense chief Jim Mattis says revamp of US nuclear arsenal necessary due to Russia’s ‘return to Great Power competition’
By Thomas WATKINS
Otto Warmbier arriving at a court for his trial in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 16, 2015. (Xinhua/Lu Rui via Getty Images/JTA)
September 27, 2017, 8:43 am
Trump ignores pleas to calm North Korea tensions
President accuses Pyongyang of torturing US student Otto Warmbier ‘beyond belief,’ calls on nations to ‘isolate the menace’
By Andrew BEATTY, Thomas WATKINS and Kelly MacNamara
A man walks past a screen at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, showing a news graphic of a North Korean missile launch, September 15, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je)
September 17, 2017, 11:13 am
To shoot down or not? North Korea launch highlights intercept issues
As US lawmakers demand use of anti-missile technology, experts warn it’ll be dangerous to expose limitations of capabilities to Pyongyang
By Thomas WATKINS and Shingo Ito
A propaganda poster is displayed during a rally in support of North Korea's stance against the US, on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on August 9, 2017. (AFP /KIM Won-Jin)
August 9, 2017, 11:13 pm
US warns N. Korea that nuclear drive could spell regime’s destruction
US defense secretary says Pyongyang would be ‘grossly’ outmatched in any conflict and must end its pursuit of nuclear weapons
By Thomas WATKINS
US President Donald Trump looks on before a meeting with administration officials on the opioid addiction crisis at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP_
August 8, 2017, 11:06 pm
Trump vows to counter North Korea’s threats with ‘fire’
Amid reports Pyongyang has a nuclear warhead, US president threatens to respond with ‘fury like the world has never seen’
By Thomas WATKINS
Investigators gather near the scene of a shooting June 14, 2017, in Alexandria, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
June 14, 2017, 4:35 pm
5 shot, including top congressman, in Virginia baseball field attack
Steve Scalise of Louisiana in stable condition after being struck in the hip by a bullet; suspected gunman in police custody
By Thomas WATKINS
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