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19 Dec 2021

NYT investigation reveals ‘hundreds’ of civilian deaths uncounted in US strikes

An investigation by the New York Times has found that the Pentagon severely downplayed the civilian death toll from its “precision” strikes in Syria and Iraq, while failing to investigate reports of potential civilian casualties

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17 Sep 2021

Pentagon admits to killing 10 civilians, including 7 children, in Kabul airstrike error

The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that an internal review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed.

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20 Aug 2021

4,300 veterans back Biden in letter slamming 'elites who pushed us into a 20-year war'

"Let us be very clear — the people who got us into this mess have absolutely no right to say a word about how we get out of it."

The Taliban Got Their Hands on American Military Gear Because We Invaded Afghanistan, Not Because We Withdrew

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13 July 2021

Yemen: Biden Shrugs Off Campaign Promise as US Backs New Saudi Offensive and AQAP Support

The US has refused calls to stop arming Saudi Arabia amid its devastating war in Yemen and is now doubling down on a military solution, falling back on its reliance of armed militant groups that it used to devastating effect in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq

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26 July 2021

Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq as he shifts US foreign policy focus

Biden’s decision will not result in the withdrawal of US troops from the country, as has happened in Afghanistan. There are currently 2,500 US troops in Iraq, and officials declined to say how that number would change following Biden’s announcement.

MIDDLE EAST 21 Mar 2022

US Sends Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia

MIDDLE EAST 10 Mar 2022

USA Today Opinion: Biden's sanctions on Afghanistan threaten to kill more civilians than two decades of war

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10 Feb 2022

Biden Pledges US Support Against Houthi Attacks to Saudi King

The announcement comes on the heels of the US sending fighter jets and a warship to UAE in support of the Saudi war in Yemen

MIDDLE EAST 18 Mar 2022

U.S. troops will likely be in Iraq for years to come, Central Command boss says [on the eve of the 19th 'anniversary' of the invasion of Iraq]

MIDDLE EAST 23 Feb 2022

Biden Administration Targets Yemen’s Houthis With New Sanctions

MIDDLE EAST 3 Feb 2022

U.S. Raid in Syria Reportedly Kills Top ISIS Leader … and 13 People, Including 6 Children

MIDDLE EAST 2 Feb 2022

US Sends Fighter Jets, Warship to UAE as Yemen War Escalates

MIDDLE EAST 30 Jan 2022

US troops back in combat against ISIS in Syria

MIDDLE EAST 27 Jan 2022

US will 'never' normalise ties with Syria's Assad, says White House adviser

MIDDLE EAST 20 Jan 2022

Democrats say Biden must clarify US role in Yemen conflict

MIDDLE EAST 6 Jan 2022

US Coalition Shoots Down Drone Aimed at Base in Iraq as Attacks Continue

MIDDLE EAST 4 Jan 2022

US military coalition in Syria takes out rocket launch sites

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19 Dec 2021

NYT investigation reveals ‘hundreds’ of civilian deaths uncounted in US strikes

MIDDLE EAST 31 Dec 2021

UN says 377,000 Yemenis Dead as Biden goes back on promise to end the war

MIDDLE EAST 13 Dec 2021

US-backed SDF forces carry out deadly operation in eastern Syria

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6 Dec 2021

Family of 6, including child, wounded in US strike in Syria

A U.S. drone strike that killed an al-Qaida official in northwest Syria also wounded six members of the same family including a child who suffered serious head injuries

MIDDLE EAST 1 Dec 2021

US Anti-ISIS Task Force Gets New Name and Authorities to Expand Into Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon

MIDDLE EAST 23 Nov 2021

Defying Militias, US Troops Will Stay in Iraq Beyond Dec. 31

MIDDLE EAST 19 Nov 2021

Lawmakers Question Biden’s Military Operations in Syria

MIDDLE EAST 19 Nov 2021

Despite Pledge, Biden Leaves Tap Open, Approving Billions in Arms Deals to Saudi Arabia

MIDDLE EAST 3 Nov 2021

Air Force inspector general says US strike that killed 7 children, 3 adults in Afghanistan was 'an honest mistake'

MIDDLE EAST 22 Oct 2021

US Says Drone Strike in Syria Killed Senior al-Qaeda Figure

MIDDLE EAST 20 Oct 2021

‘Suicide drone attack’ targets US military base Al-Tanf in Syria’s Homs – reports

MIDDLE EAST 13 Oct 2021

Blinken: US Policy Is to ‘Oppose the Reconstruction of Syria’

MIDDLE EAST 11 Oct 2021

Afghanistan: US and Taliban discuss aid in first direct talks since US exit

MIDDLE EAST 27 Sep 2021

US-Led Coalition Says Raid Killed 3 ISIS Militants as War in Syria Continues

MIDDLE EAST 20 Sep 2021

US strike kills al-Qaida leader in Syria, ‘no indications’ of civilian casualties: CENTCOM

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17 Sep 2021

Pentagon admits to killing 10 civilians, including 7 children, in Kabul airstrike error

MIDDLE EAST 16 Sep 2021

Biden Administration Approves $500 Million Deal to Maintain Saudi Helicopters

MIDDLE EAST 11 Sep 2021

US removes advanced missile defence systems from Saudi air base: Report

MIDDLE EAST 30 Aug 2021

Ten family members, including children, dead after US strike in Kabul

MIDDLE EAST 30 Aug 2021

Last U.S. troops depart Afghanistan after massive airlift ending America's longest war

MIDDLE EAST 27 Aug 2021

Biden tells Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett he wants diplomatic solution to Iran

MIDDLE EAST 24 Aug 2021

Biden keeps August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan: 'The sooner we finish the better'

MIDDLE EAST 22 Aug 2021

US forces down Iranian drone in eastern Syria — report

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20 Aug 2021

4,300 veterans back Biden in letter slamming 'elites who pushed us into a 20-year war'

"Let us be very clear — the people who got us into this mess have absolutely no right to say a word about how we get out of it."

The Taliban Got Their Hands on American Military Gear Because We Invaded Afghanistan, Not Because We Withdrew

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16 Aug 2021

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal, rejects nation building

“I know my decision will be criticized,” he said. “But I would rather take all that criticism than pass this responsibility on to yet another president.”

MIDDLE EAST 12 Aug 2021

US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation

MIDDLE EAST 11 Aug 2021

CIA Chief Meets Israeli Prime Minister Amid Iran Tensions

MIDDLE EAST 7 Aug 2021

US B-52 bombers and gunships sent into action in Afghanistan in attempt to stop Taliban advance on key cities

MIDDLE EAST 28 July 2021

Biden Administration's First Syrian Sanctions Target Prisons, Two Armed Opposition Groups

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27 July 2021

Biden Administration Has No Plans to Pull Troops Out of Syria

While the US claims its presence in Syria is to help fight ISIS, the region where US troops are deployed is where most of the country’s oil fields are

MIDDLE EAST 27 July 2021

US stepping up airstrikes this week to support Afghan forces

MIDDLE EAST 26 July 2021

Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq

MIDDLE EAST 16 July 2021

US, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan form cooperation group

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13 July 2021

Yemen: Biden Shrugs Off Campaign Promise as US Backs New Saudi Offensive and AQAP Support

MIDDLE EAST 8 July 2021

US speeds Afghanistan withdrawal as Biden sets August deadline

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2 July 2021

US forces leave Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase after 20 years

At its peak, Bagram airbase saw more than 100,000 US troops pass through its sprawling compound 30 miles north of capital, Kabul

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28 June 2021

Greenwald: Biden's Lawless Bombing of Iraq and Syria Only Serves the Weapons Industry Funding Both Parties

U.S. citizens derive no benefit, but instead suffer great loss, from endless war in the Middle East. But their interests are irrelevant to decisions of bipartisan Washington

MIDDLE EAST 27 June 2021

US Attacks Ketaib Hezbollah Targets Along Iraq-Syria Border

MIDDLE EAST 25 June 2021

US launches drone strikes in Afghanistan ahead of Biden's meeting with Ghani, defense official says

MIDDLE EAST 25 June 2021

Biden Administration Warns Allies Against Restoring Ties With Syria’s Assad

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22 June 2021

US seizes dozens of Iranian websites including Press TV and other state-run news outlets

A US official told the Associated Press that the majority of websites were linked to Iranian "disinformation" efforts

MIDDLE EAST 9 June 2021

How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda's founder as its 'asset'

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9 June 2021

How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s founder as its ‘asset’

A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS, and market its leader Mohammad Jolani as a competent American “asset.”

MIDDLE EAST 8 June 2021

Blinken says 'hundreds' of US sanctions to remain on Iran

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25 May 2021

U.S. to reopen Jerusalem consulate, upgrading Palestinian ties

The move is an attempt to restore ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration

MIDDLE EAST 20 May 2021

Washington rebuffs French UN resolution urging Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu says Israel ‘determined’ to continue fighting

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19 May 2021

Ocasio-Cortez Moves to Cut Israel Arms Sales as Biden Administration Blocks U.N. Truce Vote

A group of progressive House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced a resolution aimed at blocking a $735 million arms sale to Israel

MIDDLE EAST 17 May 2021

Rashida Tlaib Accuses Biden of 'Taking Orders' from Netanyahu, Urges U.S. to Condemn Israel

MIDDLE EAST 17 May 2021

Biden Administration Approved $735 Million Arms Sale to Israel - Sources

MIDDLE EAST 17 May 2021

For 3rd Time, US Blocks UN Security Council Statement Urging Gaza Ceasefire

MIDDLE EAST 16 May 2021

Biden faces an angry rift in his own party over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

MIDDLE EAST 15 May 2021

Biden Vows 2-State Solution in Calls to Both Israel, Palestinian Authority

MIDDLE EAST 13 May 2021

Biden: Israel’s Gaza Bombardment Is Not a ‘Significant Overreaction’

MIDDLE EAST 13 May 2021

US forces leave Kandahar Airfield as drawdown continues in Afghanistan

MIDDLE EAST 12 May 2021

Biden Stonewalls U.N. Concern Over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes

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6 Dec 2021

Family of 6, including child, wounded in US strike in Syria

A U.S. drone strike that killed an al-Qaida official in northwest Syria also wounded six members of the same family including a child who suffered serious head injuries

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30 Aug 2021

Last U.S. troops depart Afghanistan after massive airlift ending America's longest war

The United States completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan after a huge but chaotic airlift that cost the lives of 13 U.S. troops and left behind thousands of Afghans and hundreds of Americans still seeking an escape from Taliban rule

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16 Aug 2021

Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal, rejects nation building

“I know my decision will be criticized,” he said. “But I would rather take all that criticism than pass this responsibility on to yet another president.”

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27 July 2021

Biden Administration Has No Plans to Pull Troops Out of Syria

While the US claims its presence in Syria is to help fight ISIS, the region where US troops are deployed is where most of the country’s oil fields are

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22 June 2021

US seizes dozens of Iranian websites including Press TV and other state-run news outlets

A US official told the Associated Press that the majority of websites were linked to Iranian "disinformation" efforts

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9 June 2021

How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s founder as its ‘asset’

A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS, and market its leader Mohammad Jolani as a competent American “asset.”

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19 May 2021

Ocasio-Cortez Moves to Cut Israel Arms Sales as Biden Administration Blocks U.N. Truce Vote

A group of progressive House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced a resolution aimed at blocking a $735 million arms sale to Israel

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28 June 2021

Greenwald: Biden's Lawless Bombing of Iraq and Syria Only Serves the Weapons Industry Funding Both Parties

U.S. citizens derive no benefit, but instead suffer great loss, from endless war in the Middle East. But their interests are irrelevant to decisions of bipartisan Washington

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12 May 2021

Amid Gaza Onslaught, Pentagon Reaffirms ‘Ironclad’ Commitment to Israel

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart on Wednesday amid Israel’s new bombing campaign in Gaza and reaffirmed the US’s “ironclad commitment” to Israel.

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16 Apr 2021

Pentagon: Unclear if Contractors Will Leave Afghanistan

The US has over 18,000 military contractors in Afghanistan, 1,575 of them are armed mercenaries

MIDDLE EAST 11 May 2021

US Refuses to Condemn Israeli Airstrikes That Killed Palestinian Children

MIDDLE EAST 10 May 2021

US blocks UN Security Council statement condemning Israel's Jerusalem violence and settlements - Fourteen out of 15 UN Security Council members supported the statement

MIDDLE EAST 6 May 2021

Pentagon chief says removal of all contractors from Afghanistan under way -- contractors could, however, renegotiate their contracts in the future

MIDDLE EAST 21 Apr 2021

Biden’s Yemen Envoy Claims He Doesn’t Know if the US Is Still Supporting Saudi Military Operations

MIDDLE EAST 14 Apr 2021

Biden Formally Announces Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan -- Fate of 18,000 US contractors in country unclear

MIDDLE EAST 13 Apr 2021

Biden to Proceed With Trump’s $23 Billion UAE Arms Sale

MIDDLE EAST 9 Apr 2021

Opinion: Biden’s Empty Gesture: Houthis No Longer “Terrorists” but Yemen’s Suffering Only Grow

MIDDLE EAST 4 Apr 2021

US, Arab nations back Jordan’s King Abdullah amid security probe

MIDDLE EAST 1 Apr 2021

Report: Biden Reducing Military Forces in Saudi Arabia

MIDDLE EAST 1 Apr 2021

US preparing more than $100 million in aid for Palestinians

MIDDLE EAST 12 Mar 2021

US refuses to lift any sanctions on Iran left in place by the Trump administration

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19 May 2021

Ocasio-Cortez Moves to Cut Israel Arms Sales as Biden Administration Blocks U.N. Truce Vote

A group of progressive House Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced a resolution aimed at blocking a $735 million arms sale to Israel

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27 Apr 2021

The US may still be helping Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war after all

The US authorized contractors to service Saudi warplanes. Some of those warplanes fight in the Yemen war.

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15 Apr 2021

Opinion: Contrary to What Biden Said, US Warfare in Afghanistan Is Set to Continue

U.S. taxpayers won’t stop subsidizing the killing in Afghanistan until there is an end to the bombing and "special operations" that remain shrouded in secrecy

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5 Apr 2021

Biden Mum on Yemen Action as War Rages

The Biden administration has refused to disclose details on what support it is still providing to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

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2 Apr 2021

USS Eisenhower Strike Group Joins Anti-ISIS Effort

The strike group started flight operations this week to support the continuing campaign against Islamic State remnants in Syria and Iraq

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2 Apr 2021

U.S. policy toward Egypt sparks conflict between congressional Democrats and Biden

Biden pledged there would be ‘no more blank checks’ for Trump’s 'favorite dictator.’ But a weapons sale is raising concerns

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26 Feb 2021

Psaki defends Biden's Syria airstrike decision as progressives push back, some Republicans applaud

Progressives slammed the strike, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., saying he was "very concerned" that the strike "puts our country on the path of continuing the Forever War instead of ending it."

MIDDLE EAST 11 Mar 2021

US Will Restart Humanitarian Aid to Houthi-Controlled Yemen

MIDDLE EAST 10 Mar 2021

A CNN investigation found the US-Saudi blockade on Yemen is still being enforced despite UN warnings that 400,000 children will starve this year

MIDDLE EAST 7 Mar 2021

In ‘Ironclad Commitment’ to Israel’s Defense, US Stakes Out Policy Shift -- Biden Administration will promote two-state solution

MIDDLE EAST 5 Mar 2021

VP Harris Affirms ‘Unwavering Commitment’ to Israel in Netanyahu Call -- Harris condemned ICC probe into Israeli war crimes during the call

MIDDLE EAST 4 Mar 2021

Biden administration opposes ICC probe into Israeli war crimes - said claims are 'pure antisemitism'

MIDDLE EAST 3 Mar 2021

Pentagon: US Contractor Died in Iraq Rocket Attack -- [Days] after Biden bombed an Iraqi militia in eastern Syria

MIDDLE EAST 2 Mar 2021

Report: US-Backed Syrian Defense Forces Militia Forcibly Conscripting Teachers in Syria

MIDDLE EAST 28 Feb 2021

Biden explains justification for Syria strike in letter to Congress

MIDDLE EAST 27 Feb 2021

Healing bombs? CNN’s love affair with airstrikes continues, as network gushes over Biden attack on Syria

MIDDLE EAST 26 Feb 2021

Syria condemns ‘cowardly aggression’ by US as Biden says he wanted to send Iran message about ‘impunity’

MIDDLE EAST 26 Feb 2021

Three Democratic senators say Biden should brief Congress on Syria strike

MIDDLE EAST 26 Feb 2021

Saudi Arabia ‘categorically rejects’ US claims about Khashoggi killing, as Washington stops short of sanctioning Crown Prince MBS

MIDDLE EAST 25 Feb 2021

Biden's first airstrike - US bombs militia targets in Eastern Syria, 22 reported killed

MIDDLE EAST 19 Feb 2021

US Reaffirms Commitment to ‘Defend’ Saudi Arabia -- The US military wants bases in western Saudi Arabia that are out of range of Iran's ballistic missiles

MIDDLE EAST 5 Feb 2021

Biden revokes terrorist designation for Yemen's Houthis

MIDDLE EAST 4 Feb 2021

Biden announces end to support of Saudi-led "offensive" operations in Yemen

MIDDLE EAST 27 Jan 2021

Opinion: Biden Administration’s Coercive Iran Policy Threatens a Serious New Regional Crisis

MIDDLE EAST 25 Jan 2021

US Expanding Military Presence in Saudi Arabia With Eye on Iran

MIDDLE EAST 25 Nov 2020

Opinion: Will Biden End the Yemen War That He and Obama Started? (video)

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5 Mar 2021

Tulsi Gabbard calls out the US dirty war on Syria that Biden aides admit to

As Gabbard criticizes former Congressional colleagues for ignoring the ongoing US dirty war and sanctions on Syria, a look at the comments of Joe Biden and top aides show that they have admitted to the same underlying, horrific facts

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26 Feb 2021

Saudi Crown Prince approved plan to ‘capture or kill’ [US journalist Jamaal] Khashoggi, newly-declassified US intelligence report says

“We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” reads the report, which was released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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26 Feb 2021

Attack on Syria Draws Establishment Cheers

“So different having military action under Biden. No middle school-level threats on Twitter. Trust Biden and his team’s competence”

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26 Feb 2021

Opinion: This is who they are - Biden’s Syria strike is a stark reminder of American Empire that’s back to its old tricks

An establishment committed to a globalist Empire rather than a constitutional republic is back in charge in Washington

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