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US Vows to Protect Personnel in Syria after Deadly Attack

The United States on Friday said it would protect its personnel in Syria after the US military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack that killed an American contractor and wounded five US troops. Just a day after the deadly attack on US personnel in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. military launches airstrikes after drone attack kills contractor in Syria

A suspected Iranian drone strike killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five service members and another contractor at a coalition base in Syria, according to the Pentagon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joe Biden orders US warplanes to blast Iran-backed Syrian rebels

The United States has military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups it blames for a deadly drone attack

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US bombs Syria after American killed in drone strike

The US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups. Those same organizations are accused of being behind a drone strike that killed one American contractor, injured another, as well as five US troops.

France 24

U.S. strikes Iran-backed groups in Syria after drone kills an American and injures 6 others

Intelligence assessments indicate drone was "of Iranian origin," Pentagon said.

Axios

US air strikes ‘kill 11’ in Syria after drone kills contractor

Pentagon says air strikes carried out in retaliation for drone attack on US base that killed one person, injured six.

Al Jazeera

US carries out air strikes in Syria after deadly attack on coalition base

The US military carries out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups who it blamed for a deadly drone attack on a US-led coalition base that left a contractor dead.

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US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American

The U.S. military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups that it blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor, wounded another and also hurt five U.S. troops, the Pentagon said.

Reuters

Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates

The Pentagon says a U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday

The Independent UK

Pentagon: Budget readies US for possible China confrontation

Pentagon leaders have told Congress that the U.S. military must be ready for possible confrontation with China

The Independent UK

The U.S. Has a Troublesome Asian Ally Against China

The Philippines is using U.S. military infrastructure to commit human rights violations.

Foreign Policy

Two Decades Later, the War in Iraq Is Over—Right?

There’s no vital U.S. interest served by this indefinite advise-and-assist mission in the region.

Reason

U.S. officials reaffirm support in call with Ukrainian counterparts

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on Friday spoke of their "unwavering support" for Ukraine during a call with their Ukrainian counterparts, the White House said.

Reuters

Martin Schram: Biden is having too many Casey Stengel days

You are sitting at your desk in the world’s most famous workplace. Day after day, you are feeling like your supremely skilled experts somehow just managed to paint you into yet another corner in your unique Oval Office.

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The Independent UK

Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a number of improvements in mental health care to try to reduce suicides in the military

Evening Standard

Video released by US shows moment Russian jet hit spy drone over Black Sea

The incident has led to rising tensions between the US and Russia

The Independent UK

Russian defence minister says Washington’s ‘increased’ spying led to drone incident

Lloyd Austin says incident would not deter US from flying where nternational laws allowed

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 386 of the invasion

US releases footage of drone incident over Black Sea; Moscow says it will attempt to retrieve wreckage of US drone from water

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Al Jazeera

Russia vows to respond ‘proportionately’ to US ‘provocations’

Moscow says American drone downing highlights increasing intelligence gathering off the annexed Crimea peninsula.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: UN says Russia has committed ‘wide range’ of war crimes; Poland to transfer four MIG-29 planes to Ukraine – as it happened

War crimes in Ukraine include wilful killings, systematic torture and deportation of children, says UN report; Polish president says handover to come within days

Evening Standard

Russia and US ramp up rhetoric over downing of drone as defence chiefs talk

The US says Russia’s intercept was part of a ‘pattern of aggressive, risky and unsafe actions’

Tribune News Service

US defense secretary calls Russia ‘reckless,’ says drone flights will continue

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart about a U.S. surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea after an encounter with a Russian fighter jet, as officials sought to keep the incident from further escalating tension already high over the invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon chief speaks to Russian counterpart after drone incident

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says US ‘will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows’.

The New Daily

‘It’s United States property’: The race to recover the downed drone

Russian officials say a bid will be made to recover a US drone from the Black Sea while US authorities say no intelligence can be gained.

The Independent UK

US, Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss drone

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he spoke to his Russian counterpart about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, which had brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago

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