Diplomacy and Defense: US Response to the Ongoing Middle East Crisis
In response to recent Hamas attacks, US deploys troops to aid Israel in hostage recovery – focus on intel-sharing, not combat.
Tag: Troop Deployment
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Obama announces more U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan than previously said
President Obama announced Wednesday that he will keep roughly 3,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan than previously announced – prolonging America’s role in a war that already has lasted more than a decade. Obama said he will leave around 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in January. “The Taliban remains a threat,” […]
U.S. military team deploys to Yemen to help rout al-Qaeda militants
The Pentagon has deployed a small number of U.S. military personnel to Yemen as part of a larger effort to help an Arab ground force battling al-Qaeda around a key port city, the U.S. military said Friday. The team was deployed about two weeks ago to support a coalition of the United Arab Emirates and Yemeni ground forces […]
