September 11, 2001: Attack of the Century
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On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people died in the deadliest attacks ever carried out on US soil. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.
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Trump Rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
This is Beirut, 05/09 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department's official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order is authorizing use of the new label as a "secondary title" by his ...
800 National Guard Personnel Mobilized for DC Mission: Pentagon
This is Beirut, 14/08 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital, Washington, to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilized, the Pentagon said Thursday. Trump ordered the deployment—which follows a similar move during protests in Los Angeles in June—as part of what he billed as a crackdown on crime in the ...
US Strikes Set Back Iran Nuclear Program by Up to Two Years
This is Beirut, 02/07 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US intelligence assessments indicate that strikes on Iranian nuclear sites set the country's atomic program back by up to two years, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. "We have degraded their program by one to two years at least; intelligence assessments inside the (Defense) Department assess that," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told journalists, ...
Pentagon Chief Says U.S. 'Devastated the Iranian Nuclear Program'
This is Beirut, 22/06 15:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US defense chief said Sunday that strikes ordered by President Donald Trump overnight had "devastated" Iran's nuclear program and urged Iranian leaders to seek peace to avoid further attacks. "We devastated the Iranian nuclear program," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Pentagon press briefing. He added that the ...
Pentagon Chief Fires US Military Representative to NATO
This is Beirut, 08/04 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the US military representative to NATO, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, saying her removal was due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead. Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield is the latest in a string of top officers to be dismissed by President Donald Trump's administration, part of a major ...
'Small Number' of N. Korea Troops in Russia's Kursk Region
This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A "small number" of North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia's Kursk region, on the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon said Tuesday, expressing concern that they will be used in combat against Kyiv's troops. It is the first US confirmation of a North Korean deployment in the region, where Ukrainian troops have been conducting a ground ...
US Probing Leak of Classified Israeli Plans to Strike Iran
This is Beirut, 2024-10-22 19:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The FBI and the Pentagon are investigating a leak of classified United States intelligence on Israel's plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran. "The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community," the FBI said in a statement on ...