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US postponed missile test due to heightened tensions with China over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:23:52 +0000

(CNN) — The US has postponed a long planned missile test over concerns about China’s angry response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan earlier this week, a US official tells CNN. The decision to postpone the test flight of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile comes as China launched military exercises in

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US Air Force service member arrested in connection to insider attack on base in Syria that injured 4 Americans

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:46:01 +0000

(CNN) — An airman has been arrested by military law enforcement in connection to an April attack at a US military base in northern Syria that injured four US service members. “As part of an ongoing investigation, on June 16, an Airman was taken into custody stateside in conjunction with the attack in Green Village,

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Russia warned US it was going to conduct airstrikes on fighters in Syria

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:32:01 +0000

(CNN) — Russia warned the US military earlier this week that it was going to conduct airstrikes against local fighters allied with the US in southeastern Syria, according to two US defense officials. That led the US to quickly warn the fighters to move their positions and also ensure that no US forces were nearby.

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US assesses North Korea preparing for possible long range missile test within days as Biden prepares to travel to Asia

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Wed, 18 May 2022 07:07:45 +0000

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US fighter jets escort Russian aircraft in eastern Syria

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:07:59 +0000

(CNN) — US fighter jets and other coalition aircraft escorted three Russian aircraft in eastern Syria on Tuesday when the Russians flew into coalition-restricted airspace, according to two US officials with direct knowledge of the incident. A Russian cargo aircraft, accompanied by two Tu-22 Backfire bombers flew across Iraq into the so-called Eastern Syria Security

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US-led coalition fires back after attack by suspected Iranian-backed militias in Syria

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:55:04 +0000

(CNN) — US-led coalition forces fired back after they were attacked Wednesday morning by suspected Iranian-backed militias who fired eight rounds of indirect fire at their base in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, though there were no coalition casualties, according to a statement from the coalition. While the attack at the Green Village base

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Defense Secretary Austin says he has tested positive for Covid-19

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:08:19 +0000

(CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for Covid-19 and is exhibiting “mild” symptoms, according to a statement from him released by the Defense Department on Sunday. “I have informed my leadership team of my positive test result, as well as the President. My staff has begun contact tracing and testing of all

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Biden orders airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:42:20 +0000

(CNN) — US President Joe Biden directed military forces to conduct defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region on Sunday evening, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. “The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned

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US has assessed North Korea could be preparing to carry out first weapons test since Biden took office

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:19:35 +0000

(CNN) — US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office, according to several US officials speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity. The US officials are on alert as the US and South Korea conduct scaled-down, simulated military exercises

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US-South Korea military exercises expected to be scaled back due to coronavirus

Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:29:17 +0000

(CNN) — The US and South Korea are expected to announce as soon as Tuesday that a critical joint military exercise has been scaled back because the coronavirus outbreak is severely limiting the ability of both nation’s militaries to participate, according to three US officials. This would be the first major impact of coronavirus on US

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