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Fears grow that Israel, US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to war

Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.

4 months ago

This aerial view shows troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces Special Operations and the US-led international coalition, take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022.

Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks

The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.

By Bryant Harris

5 months ago

Trump administration approves over $100M for Lebanon military

The aid is intended to help counter Iran’s influence in Lebanon, which is highlighted by the presence of the Iranian-supported Shiite Hezbollah movement in the government and the group’s militias.

4 years ago

US destroyer made ‘historic’ visit to Beirut as regional tensions mount

The port visit by the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ramage to Beirut was the first in 36 years.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

White House releases update on global counterterrorism efforts

Libya has been excluded from a list of locations where U.S. military personnel are deployed and equipped for combat as part of counterterrorism operations.

By Cal Pringle

5 years ago

Forces from Egypt and 5 other nations to start ‘Arab Shield’ joint military exercise

Countries that would make up an alliance proposed by the U.S. and dubbed "Arab NATO" plan two weeks of exercises this month.

By Hamza Hendawi

6 years ago

‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ director discusses unique Navy SEAL influence on new movie

The director of the new "Mission: Impossible" chatted with Military Times about the new film and the advising role his brother, a former Navy SEAL, plays.

6 years ago

US airstrike blocks ISIS fighters evacuated in deal with Lebanon

Coalition warplanes bombed a bridge and cratered a road to block the movement of ISIS fighters that were being evacuated.

By Shawn Snow

7 years ago

Lebanon's negotiated ISIS evacuation angers many

Buses carrying hundreds of Islamic State militants and their families arrived in eastern Syria on Tuesday following a negotiated evacuation from the Lebanon-Syria border, where the U.S.-backed Lebanese army deployed for the first time in years.

7 years ago

Cease-fires in battle against ISIS on Lebanon-Syria border

Cease-fires took effect Sunday in the border area between Syria and Lebanon, halting separate but simultaneous weeklong offensives against the Islamic State group by the Lebanese army on one side and Hezbollah and Syrian troops on the other.

7 years ago

Syrian officer: Anti-ISIS fight near Lebanon border soon over

The battle against the Islamic State group in an area along the Lebanon-Syria will end within hours, a Syrian army officer said Thursday as the extremists faced news setbacks in the two neighboring countries.

7 years ago

Lebanon starts offensive to clear border of ISIS militants

Lebanon’s U.S.-backed army on Saturday launched its biggest military operation yet against Islamic State militants who in 2014 gained a foothold along the tiny Mediterranean country’s border with Syria.

7 years ago