The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense in Washington DC By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. forces in Iraq conducted a “self-defense” airstrike Thursday that killed Mushtaq Jawad Kazim al-Jawari, a leader of an Iran-backed militia group, the
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to “renew their mutual commitment to long-term defense cooperation as a key pillar of the 360-degree U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership”, March 7, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks during a press conference for Operation Enduring Freedom at the Pentagon, April 3, 2002. (Credit: Helene C. Stikkel, DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Donald Rumsfeld, who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense, died on Wednesday at
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES There are no current reports of U.S. servicemember injuries from this morning’s rocket attacks on the air base at Al Asad in Iraq, the Pentagon said. At least 10 rockets targeted an military base in western Iraq that
Satellite image, showing the damage to at least five structures at Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq in a series of precision missile strikes launched by Iran 8 January 2020 (wikipedia / © 2020 Planet Labs, Inc. cc-by-sa 4.0) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Just into office as President of the United States a little over a month, Joe Biden flexed the administration’s military muscle with a surprise airstrike on Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria. The Pentagon said the U.S. conducted retaliatory
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. conducted retaliatory airstrikes Thursday at an Iranian-backed militia in Syria that launched rocket attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Soldiers Will Not Be Part of a NATO Deployment of 3,500 additional troops To Iraq, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters Tuesday. Last week, Alliance defense ministers agreed to raise the number of troops for the NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, (NATO) also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Alliance defense ministers have agreed to raise the number of troops for the NATO Mission
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers remarks to Department of Defense personnel, with President Joe. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of