The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that it had authorized the deployment of approximately 100 US troops to Israel. This comes as Israel prepares to attack Iran. It is not clear when the US troops are set to arrive in Israel. The U.S. currently has roughly 40,000 soldiers stationed across the Middle East. Progressive representatives Pramila [&h...
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — AFP The US troop withdrawal from Niger, as demanded by the West African country’s military regime, will be completed in early August, a US general has announced. “The withdrawal is going well,” General Kenneth Ekman, US commander for Africa, told reporters in Abidjan. “It is ahead of schedul...
Niamey, Niger – AFP US troops have completed a withdrawal from their base in Niger’s capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline set by the country’s military rulers, both countries said Sunday. Niger’s military leaders scrapped a military cooperation deal with Washing...
A report by Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz has alleged that the Biden administration is suppressing intelligence regarding U.S. military relations with Niger. Gaetz has claimed U.S. troops in Niger are stranded without essential support like medicine and mail. Last month, Niger’s ruling junta denounced the U.S. and announced ending the co...
VIRGINIA – AFP Four US Army vessels departed a base in Virginia carrying about 100 soldiers and equipment they will need to build a temporary port on Gaza’s coast for urgently needed aid deliveries. The new facility — which will consist of an offshore platform for transshipment of aid from larger to smaller vessels and [&hell...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran has dismissed allegations of its involvement in the killing of three US soldiers in the border region between Syria and Jordan on Sunday, saying it “does not interfere” in the decisions of regional groups. In a statement Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said “resistance groups” in the West Asian region...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States has no plans to deploy troops in the war between Israel and Hamas, the White House said Thursday, adding that the Israeli government itself would not “welcome” such a move. “There is no intention, no plan and, frankly, no desire by the Israelis for US combat troops [&hel...
