Washington, The deployment of active-duty US troops at the border with Mexico will most likely be extended through September, the Pentagon has announced. Prior to Monday’s announcement, Pentagon’s border mission had previously been scheduled to end on December 15, and the Defence Department later extended the deployment into January, reports[Read More…]
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US begins withdrawing troops from Syria, claims victory over IS
Washington: The Donald Trump-led US administration announced that it has started returning US troops home from Syria after claiming a victory in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) without revealing any detailed timetable. “We have started returning US home as we transition to the next phase of this campaign,”[Read More…]
It’s US troops, not Indian soldiers who feature on BJP posters in Varanasi
In a major embarrassment to the BJP, a new poster of the BJP released in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh boasted a silhouetted image of soldiers from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Screaming Eagles of the US armed forces. The image has also famously appeared as a banner by the famed[Read More…]
ISIS launches suspected chemical rocket shell at US troops in Iraq
A rocket fired by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at US forces in Iraq may have carried a chemical agent, a US defence official said on Wednesday. If confirmed, it would be the first recorded chemical attack on US troops since the militant group overran parts of[Read More…]