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US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter to Convene Anti-Islamic State War Council in Kuwait
New Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will hold talks today in Kuwait with top US commanders and diplomats to discuss the war effort against the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said.
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US Strikes Against Senior Al Shabaab Leader in Somalia
The United States carried out a drone strike in Somalia against a senior leader of militant group Al Shabaab, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding his death would represent a major blow to a group already losing ground in the country.
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US-Led Air Strikes on IS May Have Killed Civilians, Says Pentagon
The US military is reviewing several incidents in which civilians may have been killed in coalition air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, officials said Tuesday.
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US Forces Tried to Rescue American Hostage in Yemen: Pentagon
US and Yemeni forces recently tried to rescue an American journalist being held by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen but he and some other hostages were not there when the team arrived, the Pentagon said Thursday, confirming media reports about the operation.
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Iraq Operations Costing on Average $7.5 Million Per Day: Pentagon
US military operations against Islamic State in Iraq have cost an average of $7.5 million per day since they began in mid-June, the Pentagon said on Friday, a figure that means the department has spent more than $500 million on the conflict.
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Barack Obama Says Sinjar Siege Broken, Some Personnel to Leave Iraq
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday the Islamist militant siege of Iraq's Mount Sinjar had been broken and most US military personnel sent to assess the situation would be pulled out of Iraq in coming days.
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Kurdish Official Claims US Bombing Jihadist Targets in Iraq
A spokesman for the Kurdish peshmerga force said US warplanes on Thursday bombed Islamic State jihadist targets in two areas of northern Iraq.
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US General Killed, German General Wounded in Afghan Attack
A US 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, US, German and Afghan officials said.
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Chuck Hagel's India Visit Aimed at Nurturing Defence Ties: Pentagon
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit New Delhi next week during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Arun Jaitley and other top officials, aimed at "nurturing" ties with India after the formation of the new government, a top Pentagon official has said.
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US suspends military cooperation with Russia: Pentagon
The United States has suspended military cooperation with Russia because of its military intervention in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday, urging Moscow to "de-escalate the crisis."
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US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter to Convene Anti-Islamic State War Council in Kuwait
New Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will hold talks today in Kuwait with top US commanders and diplomats to discuss the war effort against the Islamic State jihadist group, officials said.
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US Strikes Against Senior Al Shabaab Leader in Somalia
The United States carried out a drone strike in Somalia against a senior leader of militant group Al Shabaab, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding his death would represent a major blow to a group already losing ground in the country.
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US-Led Air Strikes on IS May Have Killed Civilians, Says Pentagon
The US military is reviewing several incidents in which civilians may have been killed in coalition air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, officials said Tuesday.
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US Forces Tried to Rescue American Hostage in Yemen: Pentagon
US and Yemeni forces recently tried to rescue an American journalist being held by Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen but he and some other hostages were not there when the team arrived, the Pentagon said Thursday, confirming media reports about the operation.
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Iraq Operations Costing on Average $7.5 Million Per Day: Pentagon
US military operations against Islamic State in Iraq have cost an average of $7.5 million per day since they began in mid-June, the Pentagon said on Friday, a figure that means the department has spent more than $500 million on the conflict.
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Barack Obama Says Sinjar Siege Broken, Some Personnel to Leave Iraq
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday the Islamist militant siege of Iraq's Mount Sinjar had been broken and most US military personnel sent to assess the situation would be pulled out of Iraq in coming days.
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Kurdish Official Claims US Bombing Jihadist Targets in Iraq
A spokesman for the Kurdish peshmerga force said US warplanes on Thursday bombed Islamic State jihadist targets in two areas of northern Iraq.
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US General Killed, German General Wounded in Afghan Attack
A US 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, US, German and Afghan officials said.
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Chuck Hagel's India Visit Aimed at Nurturing Defence Ties: Pentagon
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit New Delhi next week during which he will hold talks with his counterpart Arun Jaitley and other top officials, aimed at "nurturing" ties with India after the formation of the new government, a top Pentagon official has said.
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US suspends military cooperation with Russia: Pentagon
The United States has suspended military cooperation with Russia because of its military intervention in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday, urging Moscow to "de-escalate the crisis."
