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5/24/2021 4:38:34 PM
The rocket struck near Ain al-Asad air base, a sprawling complex in Anbar province, at 1:35 p.m., Col. Wayne Marotto said on Twitter
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5/8/2021 10:19:43 AM
A drone strike early on Saturday targeted a military base in Iraq that hosts U.S. troops, causing only minor damage and no casualties, Iraq's military and the U.S.-led coalition said
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5/1/2021 11:56:34 AM
President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces — about 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops and about 7,000 NATO soldiers
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4/22/2021 6:18:58 PM
There have been indications that the pullout could be completed well before Sept. 11, which marks the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaida terror attack on the US and the trigger for the US invasion of Afghanistan
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4/19/2021 3:02:28 PM
Zarif emphasized the importance of finalizing a preferential trade agreement in his talks with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
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4/15/2021 1:39:30 PM
The attacks have mostly been claimed by shadowy Shia armed groups aligned with Iran who are demanding the Biden administration set a pullout date for Iraq
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4/6/2021 9:23:54 AM
Iran finally acknowledged that its forces mistakenly downed the Ukrainian jetliner with two surface-to-air missiles, killing all 176 people on board
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3/26/2021 4:50:30 PM
The Taliban threat followed comments by US President Joe Biden, who on Thursday said it would be 'hard' to withdraw the last US troops by the deadline, which was agreed with Washington last year
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3/23/2021 2:48:47 PM
The new US administration has yet to say how it plans to handle Syria, which is now fragmented among a half-dozen militaries including US troops
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3/17/2021 3:13:02 PM
'Could happen, but it is tough,' Biden said when asked in a TV interview broadcast Wednesday
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3/15/2021 9:36:20 PM
On March 3, an American sub-contractor was killed in a similar attack against another airbase, Ain Al-Assad, in Iraq's western desert
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3/9/2021 4:33:06 PM
President Joe Biden has suspended drone strikes outside of war zones where US forces are operating, reversing the policy of his predecessor Donald Trump
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2/19/2021 8:34:18 PM
Since the US-Taliban agreement was signed, the Taliban have kept their commitment not to attack NATO and US troops but are relentlessly targeting Afghan forces, which have also been conducting operations against the insurgents
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2/15/2021 9:37:45 PM
It was not immediately clear if a U.S. military base housing U.S. troops near the airport was the target of the attack
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2/5/2021 6:12:54 PM
Over the past 17 years, the municipal employee has watched his city fall to the United States, al Qaeda, Islamic State and, most recently, Iraqi forces fighting alongside Iran-backed paramilitaries
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2/2/2021 5:27:51 PM
The Pentagon has said that the Taliban's refusal to meet commitments to reduce violence in Afghanistan is raising questions about whether all US troops will be able to leave by May
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1/17/2021 6:33:34 PM
By the end of 2021, 19,000-strong multinational African Union force is also set to withdraw
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12/10/2020 4:46:27 PM
The withdrawal of US troops and African peacekeepers from Somalia could spur the fall of the Mogadishu government, destabilising the whole Horn of Africa
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12/8/2020 3:45:29 PM
The report linked the increase to Washington loosening the criteria for strikes as it reduced the number of US troops on the ground
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11/27/2020 6:56:50 PM
The visit came after the reported death last week of a CIA officer in Somalia, where some 700 US troops are based to train Somali forces and launch attacks on the Al-Shabaab militant group
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