The Latest Breaking News from CENTCOM

Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Norwegian ship Strinda

No casualties reported from strike on Strinda tanker as it passed through strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023

US warship cruising Red Sea shoots down attack drones fired from Yemen

US assets in the Middle East have come under increasing threat since the war in Gaza broke out.

Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2023

US increases troop presence in Middle East amid Iran tensions

The U.S. is sending more troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to build after several encounters between American and Iranian vessels.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2023

Syria: US strike on al-Qaida leader allegedly kills civilian

The U.S. military says it is investigating reports that it killed a civilian in a recent strike in northwest Syria that meant to target a senior al-Qaida leader

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

US military: Senior ISIL leader killed in Syria helicopter raid

US Central Command says Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali was a planner of ‘terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe’.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2023

CENTCOM Forces Capture ‘Yemeni ISIS Operative’ in Syria

The US Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria late on the evening of April 8, capturing Hudayfah al Yemeni, an ISIS attack facilitator, and two of his associates. “The capture of Hudayfah al Yemeni and his associates will disrupt the organization's ability to plot and carry…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2023

IS mastermind of European terror attacks killed by US military in Syria

The US military say they have carried out a strike in northwestern Syria killing a senior Islamic State group official responsible for planning terrorist attacks in Europe.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 4, 2023

U.S. says its forces kill a senior Islamic State leader in Syria

The U.S. military killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, another blow to a group that was driven from its self-declared caliphate years ago but is still widely deemed a threat.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2023

US military kills top ISIL leader in raid on Syria: CENTCOM

US Central Command says Khalid Aydd Ahmed al-Jabouri was responsible for planning ISIL attacks in Europe.

Al Jazeera · Apr 4, 2023

US Says its Forces Killed Senior ISIS Leader in Syria

The United States carried out a military operation that killed a senior ISIS leader in Syria on Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, the latest blow to a group that once struck fear across the Middle East. Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was responsible for planning ISIS attacks in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023