Tag: military and defense
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US kills commander of Iran-backed proxy group in Iraq strike
WASHINGTON — The U.S. conducted an airstrike Wednesday evening that killed the commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, as the Biden administration pressed ahead with its campaign to target those responsible for the killing of three U.S. soldiers last month. The Kata’ib Hezbollah commander, whose name wasn’t provided, was “responsible for directly planning and…
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Untold story revealed: Operation Bella and how KC’s Jason Kander helped save 383 lives
Inside the ballroom, 383 Afghan men, women and children — fake guests invited to a fake wedding — waited in anxious hope that the ruse might work and they could escape the country with their lives. Meanwhile, just beyond their walls, armed Taliban fighters looking to kill or imprison them searched the streets of Mazar-e-Sharif.…
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ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in offshore area under dispute by Guyana and Venezuela
ExxonMobil says it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South America’s coast where the Venezuelan military had previously expelled two U.S. oil companies
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target 2 ships in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles
Two ships traveling in Middle East waters were targeted by Yemen Houthi rebel ballistic missile fire
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Pennsylvania man charged with flying drone over Baltimore stadium during AFC championship game
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland says a Pennsylvania man has been charged with illegally flying a drone over Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium during the AFC championship game last month