Iraqi Shiite militia claims rocket attack on US base in Syria
An Iraqi Shiite militia has claimed responsibility for a rocket barrage on a US military base in Syria's northeastern province of al-Hasakah.
An Iraqi Shiite militia has claimed responsibility for a rocket barrage on a US military base in Syria's northeastern province of al-Hasakah.
The attack occured at 10:30 pm on Saturday, hours after another tanker MV Chem Pluto was hit by a drone strike in the Arabian Sea.
The operation marks the third day in a row that an unidentified object was shot down over North American airspace.
Japan's cooperation with other defense forces has also seen an uptick. This year alone, Japan's Self-Defence Forces participated in 50 percent more joint exercises with the US military than the same period of 2021.
The US and South Korea, in particular, have been keeping a close eye reportedly on the Sunan airfield and some other sites where the North conducted missile tests.
Of the original 780 prisoners, 740 have been released, but here I am, thousands of miles from my wife and children — including Jawad, who is 17, and who I have never had the chance to touch.
Despite the recent surge in the caseload, USFK stressed that it remains "at a high level of readiness with less than 1 per cent of its active duty service members who are currently confirmed positive for COVID-19".
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying they had "successfully stormed the heavily fortified military base and have now taken effective control of part of the base."
As US-Iranian tensions soared, Trump dismissed previous threats by Tehran that in case of conflict it could block the Hormuz Strait -- a narrow seaway vital to the world's oil supplies.
The injured included 20 cadets who were apparently in the back of the truck and two regular soldiers who were in the cab, one of them driving.
