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US military hikes base security worldwide as coronavirus cases rise
The US military announced on Wednesday it was elevating its health-related security level at bases worldwide over the spread of the coronavirus, as it ... World News -
US coronavirus deaths climb to 100, with 50 deaths in Washington
A hundred people have died from the new coronavirus in the United States, according to an AFP count on Tuesday using figures provided by state and ... World News -
Pentagon says two seriously injured US troops being treated in Baghdad
Two of the three US troops wounded in the latest rocket attack in Iraq are seriously injured and are being treated at a military hospital in Baghdad, ... World News -
US to keep two carriers in Gulf to counter Iran proxies
The Pentagon said on Friday it would keep two aircraft carrier task forces in the Gulf region after carrying out strikes in Iraq on five depots for ... Middle East -
President Trump gives Pentagon authority for potential response after Iraq attack
US President Donald Trump has given the Pentagon the authority to potentially respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in ... World News -
Pentagon chief delays India, Pakistan trip to guide coronavirus response
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has put off a trip to South and Central Asia scheduled for next week because of the rapid spread of the novel ... World News -
US translator charged for outing intel sources to Lebanese Hezbollah
A US military translator who was based in Iraq was charged on Wednesday in Washington federal court with passing the names of US informants to people ... World News -
Top Pentagon official resigns at President Trump’s request
A top Pentagon official resigned on Wednesday at the request of Donald Trump after becoming indirectly tied to the Ukraine scandal that led to the US ... World News -
Iran attempting further arms deliveries to Houthis, says Pentagon
Tehran continues to deliver weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels, the US military said Wednesday, following a second interception in less than three ... Gulf -
US, Taliban have negotiated 7-day reduction in violence: Pentagon
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday that the US and the Taliban had negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence. ... World News -
US confirms its 8th case of coronavirus; Pentagon to provide quarantine
US health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would ... World News -
Pentagon approves using military bases to quarantine 1,000
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services for the possible use of military ... World News -
US soldiers hurt in Iranian missile attack up to 64: Pentagon
The number of US troops injured by an Iranian missile strike in Iraq this month has risen to 64, according to new figures released by the Pentagon. US ... World News -
Pentagon could start global troop rebalance this year: Esper
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper suggested on Thursday he could be ready to start a highly anticipated global force repositioning this year as part of ... World News -
Pentagon says ‘aggressive’ Russian navy ship nearly caused Arabian Sea collision
The Pentagon accused the Russian navy on Friday of aggressive actions in the Arabian Sea after one of its ships very nearly collided with a US Navy ... Gulf -
US sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast as reinforcements
The United States said Friday it is sending nearly 3,000 more army troops to the Mideast in the volatile aftermath of the killing of an Iranian ... Middle East -
Pentagon chief urges Iraq to stop attacks on bases housing US forces
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi to take steps to prevent bases housing US troops from being ... Middle East -
Pentagon tests long-banned ballistic missile over Pacific
The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last summer. Some US ... World News -
Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday he still plans to shift the American military’s focus to competing with China and Russia, even as ... World News -
Amazon files suit contesting Pentagon’s $10 bln cloud contract to Microsoft
Amazon.com Inc on Friday filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Federal Claims contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud ... Technology -
ISIS group used Turkish offensive in Syria to regroup: US report
The ISIS terrorist group took advantage of both the US withdrawal from northeastern Syria and the Turkish military operation to regroup and could ... Middle East -
US to keep around 600 troops in Syria: Pentagon Chief
The United States will maintain around 600 troops in Syria, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Wednesday, despite Donald Trump’s desire to end US ... World News -
Pentagon’s Esper wants Turkey ‘back in the fold’
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday it was important to bring Turkey “back in the fold” as he renewed warnings that Ankara ... World News -
Pentagon chief: No penalty for officer in impeachment probe
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says an Army officer has no reason to fear retribution for testifying before Congress in the impeachment inquiry of ... World News -
Revenue from Syria oil fields to go to SDF, not United States, says Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Thursday that revenue from oilfields in northeastern Syria will go to US-backed forces rather than the United States itself. ... Middle East -
Al-Baghdadi’s body disposed of at sea by US military: Pentagon source
The body of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was disposed of at sea by the US military after he killed himself during the weekend raid on his Syrian ... Middle East -
Pentagon: US detained two men during al-Baghdadi raid
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said on Monday that the US detained two men during the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ... Middle East -
Pentagon says awarding $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft
The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract called JEDI. The contentious bidding process for the contract pitted ... Technology -
Pentagon chief says US forces enter, leave Iraq with govt permission: Iraqi PM
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday that the United States respects Iraq’s sovereignty ... Middle East -
Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in north Syria ‘under discussion’
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that keeping some US troops in parts of northeastern Syria near oilfields with Syrian Democratic Forces ... Middle East