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23 Mar 2016, 12:06 pm by Elina Saxena
Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook issued a statement saying that “our initial assessment is that dozens of A.Q.A.P. fighters have been removed from the battlefield,” adding that the “strike deals a blow to A.Q.A.P. [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 12:58 pm by Elina Saxena, Quinta Jurecic
The Pentagon reported that it had killed Sanafi al Nasr, a Saudi citizen and highest-ranking leader of the group. [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 11:08 am by Elina Saxena
Central Command, but the Pentagon has since delegated the responsibility to Army Lt. [read post]
4 May 2016, 2:14 pm by Elina Saxena
” The Wall Street Journal tells us that “the Pentagon has said new NATO troop deployments are in response to Russia’s ‘provocative’ military exercises along its borders with alliance members,” while on the other hand, “Russia says its exercises are partly a result of the increased NATO presence. [read post]
19 Aug 2021, 10:24 am by Anoush Baghdassarian, Todd Carney
That same day, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. military was working toward its goal of evacuating a maximum of 5,000 to 9,000 people a day. [read post]
13 Jun 2016, 12:49 pm by Cody M. Poplin, Rishabh Bhandari
The airstrikes had been launched while the Mutasim fighters were clashing with the Islamic State in northern Syria and marked a severe setback for the United States at a time when the Pentagon is deepening its support for Arab allies in the fight against the Islamic State. [read post]
1 Apr 2016, 1:27 pm by Chris Mirasola
  Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said a potential ADIZ would be “destabilizing,” and Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook called on all countries to pursue diplomatic solutions. [read post]
Even so, the Pentagon has warned two million troops and workers that they should prepare to work without pay next week. [read post]
15 Jul 2019, 12:23 pm by Christina Arabia
Access to this information has allowed us to identify major trends in counterterrorism aid: For example, the Pentagon’s counterterrorism aid to sub-Saharan Africa has more than tripled in the past four years, from $327 million in fiscal 2011-2014 to $1 billion in fiscal 2015-2018. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 12:15 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
  Evelyn Farkas, who stepped down last week from her position as the Pentagon's top official for Russia and Ukraine, said that the Obama administration should have armed Ukraine and even opened a base in Eastern Europe to send a stronger message to Vladimir Putin. [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 9:00 am by John Sipher
Nowadays, the Pentagon and intelligence services are hesitant to let the effort in Afghanistan impact other priorities. [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 11:57 am by Elina Saxena, Quinta Jurecic
The Pentagon will “directly provide ammunition and perhaps some weapons to Syrian opposition forces. [read post]
20 May 2016, 12:10 pm by Alex R. McQuade
” Read more on what one Pentagon official describes as “part of our mess-with-them campaign” from the Beast here. [read post]
25 Aug 2015, 10:42 am by Quinta Jurecic
Turkey and the United States have reached an agreement to conduct a joint “comprehensive” air campaign against ISIS, or so one side says. [read post]
16 Oct 2014, 1:37 pm by Benjamin Bissell
The Pentagon also provided detail into the state of Kobani itself, with Rear Adm. [read post]
8 Jan 2024, 5:31 am by Beatrice Yahia
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DEVELOPMENTS The stalemate over Ukraine aid continues as the Pentagon says it is “out of money. [read post]
19 Mar 2015, 12:39 pm by Cody Poplin
The Pentagon has confirmed that Adan Garar, a leader of the Somalia-based militant group al Shabaab, was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 5:35 pm by Brian Finucane
Such an independent report could also circumvent the glib responses from the Pentagon to earlier requirements to define “combatant” and “non-combatant” for [read post]