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  Baghdadi raid was named after IS victim Kayla Mueller

  World | October 29, 2019 15:37 IST

  The 26-year-old human rights worker was taken prisoner by the IS when she visited a hospital while helping civil war refugees in Syria in 2013

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  Iran blacklists US forces in West Asia after US designated IRGC as 'foreign terrorist organisation'

  World | April 09, 2019 8:41 IST

  Earlier on Monday, Trump had said that the US designates the IRGC as a "foreign terrorist organisation," a move that will further worsen US-Iran relations and is expected to further complicate the Middle East situation.

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  U.S., Afghan forces to intensify operations against ISIS cell during Taliban cease-fire

  World | June 09, 2018 10:25 IST

  Under the cease-fire, Afghan forces will refrain from carrying out offensive operations against Taliban targets until the Eid-al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, which is slated to begin on June 14th.

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  Russian jets mistakenly bomb US -backed Syrian forces, casualties reported: US Army

  World | March 02, 2017 14:04 IST

  Russian and Syrian regime aircraft attacked the villages to the south and east of Al-Bab in Aleppo province on Tuesday, resulting in an unspecified number of casualties

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  Echoes of 1991 Gulf War linger on in Mideast

  World | February 23, 2016 14:43 IST

  The 1991 Gulf War saw only 100 hours of ground fighting as U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation, but echoes of that conflict have lingered for decades in the Middle East.The war

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  US to deploy new special ops force to fight Islamic State

  World | December 02, 2015 15:43 IST

  Washington: The U.S. military will deploy a new special operations force to Iraq to step up the fight against Islamic State militants who are unleashing violence and are determined to hold territory they have seized

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  Islamic State: Prison rescue operation that killed an American Soldier (Video)

  World | October 26, 2015 14:37 IST

  Mosul: A dramatic footage of a rescue operation carried out by US and Kurdish forces to evacuate over 70 hostages from Islamic State prison in northern Iraq has emerged on social media.The operation took place

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  US, NATO ceremonially end Afghan combat mission

  World | December 09, 2014 12:17 IST

  Kabul: The US and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the September 11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.NATO's International Security

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  US forces capture Pak Taliban leader Latif Mehsud

  World | October 12, 2013 7:27 IST

  Washington:  The US state department on Friday claimed American troops have  captured a senior Pakistani Taliban leader  Latif Mehsud in a military operation.  “I can confirm that US forces did capture… terrorist leader Latif Mehsud

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  US forces hit extremists behind E. Africa attacks

  World | October 06, 2013 15:12 IST

  Mogadishu, Somalia : In a stealthy seaside assault in Somalia and in a raid in Libya's capital, U.S. special forces on Saturday struck out against Islamic extremists who have carried out terrorist attacks in East

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  US forces nab Al-Qaida leader in Tripoli

  World | October 06, 2013 10:35 IST

  Tripoli, Libya :  U.S. forces on Saturday captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya linked to the 1998 American embassy bombings in east Africa and wanted by the U.S. for more than a decade, a U.S.

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  France defends proposed punitive action against Syria

  World | September 05, 2013 10:03 IST

  Paris: French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Wednesday justified the Socialists' determination to punish Syrian regime for the alleged chemical attack, saying it would pave the way to end political conflict in that country.Ayrault made the

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  US Forces Teams In 5 South Asian Nations Including India

  World | March 02, 2012 17:00 IST

  Washington, Mar 2: US Special forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries including India as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, a top Pentagon commander has said.  These teams have

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  US Forces Mark End Of Iraq Mission

  World | December 15, 2011 19:11 IST

  Baghdad, Dec 15: US forces formally marked the end of their mission in Iraq with a low-key ceremony near Baghdad today, after nearly nine years of war that began with the invasion to topple Saddam

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  US Forces Killed Laden's Clone In Abbottabad, Claims American Editor

  World | May 20, 2011 12:44 IST

  New York, May 20: With conspiracy theories coming out a dime a dozen, a fresh report says the US operation that allegedly killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has actually led to the death of

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  Pak Military Takes Control Of Osama's Compound

  World | May 09, 2011 9:23 IST

  Islamabad, May 8 : The Pakistani military today again took control of the compound in the garrison city of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, triggering rumours that the structure would

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  US Choppers Flew From Jalalabad To Abbottabad

  World | May 03, 2011 17:05 IST

  Washington, May 3: 'Operation Geronimo' that killed Osama bin Laden was executed by a 79-member US commando team that raced into Abbottabad from a base in Jalalabad in Afghanistan on a moonless night before Pakistani

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  US Forces Recover Crucial DVDs From Osama Hideout

  World | May 03, 2011 16:58 IST

  Washington, May 3: US special forces came away with hard drives, Dvds and a trove of documents from the Abbottabad safe house of Osama bin Laden which might tip American intelligence to al-Qaeda's operational plan

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  Obama Defends Libya Action In A Letter To Congress

  World | March 22, 2011 8:19 IST

  Washington, Mar 22: Two days after the US forces commenced operation to assist coalition forces to enforce the UN Security Council resolution of no-fly-zone over Libya, US President Barack Obama told the Congressional leadership that