.
.
.
Results for
ash carter
51 Results-
US urges ‘isolation’ of ISIS-held Raqqa
The loss of Mosul would leave Raqqa - the de facto capital of the extremists - the only major city still under ISIS control Middle East -
Pentagon chief pledges $108 bln to fix nuclear force
Carter thanked the nuclear work force and expressed support for building a new generation of nuclear-armed missiles, bombers and submarines World News -
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince at anti-ISIS meet
Since late 2014 Saudi Arabia has been part of a US-led coalition which officially has 65 members and has been bombing ISIS Middle East -
Carter announces 560 more US troops to Iraq
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Monday to meet US military commanders and Iraqi officials Middle East -
Saudi, US defense ministers meet at Pentagon
Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Defense Secretary Ash Carter held a meeting on bilterial security issues Middle East -
‘Enemy fire’ kills US coalition service member in Iraq
Carter gave no details about the service member who was killed but said the incident occurred near Erbil Middle East -
US declares support for Iraq PM amid unrest
Abadi has attempted to replace party-affiliated ministers with technocrats as part of an anti-corruption drive Middle East -
Pentagon working to ‘take out’ ISIS’ internet
Carter’s top military advisor General Joe Dunford, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the goal was to cut off the extremist’s lines of communication Digital -
New constants in traditional US-Gulf partnership
US Secretary of Defense said that the nuclear deal with Iran does not impose any restrictions on the US Middle East -
US-Saudi officials meet ahead of Obama visit
The meeting was attended by several senior officials from both sides Middle East -
US wants to help Gulf forces counter Iran
Washington is proposing to help Gulf special forces and navies to prevent Iran from supplying Shiite groups in the region Middle East -
US defense chief offers Iraq more help in ISIS fight
Carter would meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Defense Minister Khaled al-Obaidi and discuss ways to build on recent gains against ISIS Middle East -
Pentagon chief used personal email account for nearly a year
The 1,336 pages of emails and attachments from Carter’s personal account were released late Friday in response to Freedom of Information Act Digital -
Saudi defense minister and US counterpart affirm security ties
Carter welcomed Saudi Arabia's contributions to the coalition campaign to counter ISIS Middle East -
Saudi and US discuss Iranian regional role
Saudi deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and his US counterpart Defense Secretary Ash Carter affirmed over a phone call on Thursday both ... Reports -
Pentagon chief praises Kurdish fighters in Syria
The Kurds play a dominant role in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDS), an Arab-Syrian coalition the United States supports Middle East -
U.S. sees capture of Syria town key to destroying ISIS
For months, the town of al-Shadadi, a key logistics hub for the group Middle East -
U.S. sees Saudi Arabia and UAE providing commandos for Syria
Carter said he expected Saudi Arabia and the UAE to provide special operations forces to help figth ISIS in Syria Middle East -
Pentagon chief unveils extra funds to counter Russia, fight ISIS
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced a big boost in military spending to counter Russia and raise the U.S. presence in eastern Europe Middle East -
Iraq’s military is still struggling despite U.S. training
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has announced that he wants the coalition to greatly increase the number of trainers in Iraq Features -
U.S.: Turkey can do more to fight ISIS
The defeat of ISIS 'needs to occur, it will occur … first and foremost in Syria and Iraq' Middle East -
Navigational error to blame in Iran-U.S. incident
The vessels were apprehended by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards while en route from Kuwait to Bahrain Middle East -
U.S. Defense Secretary, in Afghanistan, warns of ISIS threat
Carter met troops at a U.S. base near the city of Jalalabad, where about 600 U.S. troops are stationed Gulf -
U.S. defense chief in Baghdad to discuss ISIS
U.S. aircraft carry out daily air strikes against ISIS targets, most of them in the Iraqi part of the militants’ self-proclaimed 'caliphate' Middle East -
All U.S. military positions to open to women, ‘no exceptions’
Secretary Ashton Carter said the U.S. military will open up all its positions to women in 30 days World News -
U.S. says Turkey must do more to control its border with Syria
Obama said Turkey had made progress in sealing its borders with Syria although ISIS was still brining in fighters Middle East -
Iran and Gulf states: Between blindness and hallucination
In a recent interview with The Atlantic magazine, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter blamed Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for not ... Middle East -
U.S. and France agree on 'concrete steps' against ISIS
U.S. Defense Secretary and French Defense Minister discussed actions needed in response to the Paris attacks which killed at least 129 people World News -
U.S. recognizes dangers in Syria ground operation
But the Pentagon chief does not rule out possibility of further special forces deployments to Syria if the initial move is successful Middle East -
Defense chief: U.S. to boost anti-ISIS attacks in Iraq, Syria
Ashton Carter said the United States will ramp up attacks on ISIS militants Middle East