US military ‘setting conditions’ to clear mines from Strait of Hormuz
- 11-Apr-2026
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military said on Saturday that it had started “setting conditions” for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, with two U.S. warships passing through the key waterway. In a post on X, the U.S. Central Command said the USS Frank Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the Strait of Hormuz “as part […]
Islamic State hit with 15 air strikes by U.S.-led coalition: U.S. military
- 19-Feb-2015
WASHINGTON: The U.S.-led coalition staged 15 air strikes on Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Thursday.
Islamic State hit with 27 air strikes: U.S. military
- 12-Jan-2015
WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State forces in 27 air strikes in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour period, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Monday.
U.S. military continues to strike Islamic State in Iraq -U.S. officials
- 21-Aug-2014
WASHINGTON: U.S. war planes continue to strike Islamic State targets in Iraq despite the militants' killing of a U.S. journalist in retaliation for President Barack Obama's air campaign in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. general dead, German general wounded in Afghan attack
- 06-Aug-2014
KABUL: A U.S. general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, U.S., German and Afghan officials said.