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US and UK carry out additional strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:25:09 +0000

(CNN) — The US and UK carried out additional strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, marking the eighth round of attacks by the US military on the rebels’ infrastructure in just over 10 days, according to a joint statement. They struck eight sites, according to the statement from the US and UK, which

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US has provided Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles, sources say

Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:43:23 +0000

(CNN) — The US secretly provided Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles in recent days, according to multiple US officials, providing Ukraine with a significant new capability that could allow its forces to hit new Russian targets that were previously out of reach. The confirmation came on Tuesday after images of the missiles’ submunitions inside Ukraine

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Pentagon warns a government shutdown could disrupt US military aid to Ukraine

Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:01:01 +0000

(CNN) — US military aid and training for Ukrainian forces could be disrupted in the event of a US government shutdown, a Pentagon spokesperson warned on Tuesday. The Pentagon will still be able to access equipment from its own stockpiles, which is where the majority of equipment sent to Ukraine comes from, in the event

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ISIS-K leader behind bombing at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members killed by Taliban, White House says

Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:44:05 +0000

(CNN) — The ISIS-K leader who planned the deadly 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul international airport’s Abbey Gate was killed by the Taliban, according to the National Security Council. The administration didn’t name the ISIS-K leader, but John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, called him \”the mastermind of the horrific

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