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| Sep.3 |
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North Korea threat: Mattis warns of 'massive military response' |
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| Aug.21 |
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Trump vows 'fight to win' in Afghanistan. Washington
| Aug.17 |
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USS Fitzgerald: US Navy to discipline dozen sailors |
| Aug.13 |
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N. Korea 'on standby to launch,' in response to Trump's warnings |
| Aug.11 |
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Trump warns N Korea that US military is 'locked and loaded'. Washington
| Aug.8 |
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North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam
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Trump threatens N Korea after they have miniaturized a nuclear warhead. Washington
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| Jul.26 |
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Trump's transgender military ban 'not worked out yet'. Washington
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| Jun.26 |
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US warns Syria over 'potential' plan for chemical attack |
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| Apr.12 |
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Trump says NATO 'no longer obsolete' |
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| Oct.25 |
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Trump: Clinton's foreign policy plan would start WWIII |
| Jun.16 |
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US diplomats press for strikes against Assad |
| May.29 |
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Donald Trump: Migrants treated better than military veterans |
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| Oct.30 |
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Obama to send special forces to fight IS |
| Oct.15 |
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US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift
| Sep.28 |
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Russia considers joining anti-IS air strikes |
| Jun.23 |
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US announces new tank and artillery deployment in Europe. Baltics
| Jun.10 |
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Obama 'to send 500 more troops to Iraq'. Washington
| May.24 |
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Iraqi forces lack will to fight - Ashton Carter |
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| Sep.10 |
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Obama threatens action in Syria |
| Aug.12 |
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US sends more military advisors to Iraq. Washington
| Aug.7 |
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Obama authorises US Iraq air strikes. Washington
| Jun.24 |
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US forces arrive in Baghdad to advise Iraqi troops |
| Jun.19 |
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US to send military advisers to Iraq |
| Jun.16 |
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US deploys 275 'military personnel'
Baghdad: Up to 275 US 'military personne' are being sent to Iraq to provide security for the US embassy and other personnel, the White House says
| Apr.23 |
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U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis
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| Dec.26 |
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Japan agrees Okinawa US base move
Japan has approved the relocation of a US military airbase on its southern island of Okinawa, officials said
| Sep.10 |
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Obama: Military ready for attacking Syria if diplomacy fails. Washington
| Aug.31 |
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Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria. Washington
| Aug.30 |
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France backs US on Syria action. Paris
| Aug.27 |
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US 'ready' to launch Syria strike. Washington
| May.23 |
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Obama defends 'just' drones war. Washington
| Apr.30 |
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U.S. military planning Syria options. Washington
| Mar.15 |
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U.S. to beef up missile defense against North Korea |
| Feb.24 |
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US forces 'must leave' Afghan region |
| Feb.13 |
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Obama: 34,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan |
| Feb.5 |
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Drone strikes legal case revealed |
| Jan.23 |
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US to end ban on women in combat
Washington: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a senior Pentagon official has said
| Jan.11 |
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Obama and Karzai discuss endgame |
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| Dec.14 |
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U.S. sending troops, missiles to Turkey |
| Sep.9 |
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US to hand Bagram back to Afghans |
| Aug.31 |
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Ex-SEAL warned over bin Laden book |
| May.21 |
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NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable
Chicago: NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| Apr.26 |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal |
| Jan.26 |
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US to cut almost 100,000 troops |
| Jan.5 |
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Obama unveils smaller US military |
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| Dec.17 |
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Last US troops withdraw from Iraq 
The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed the Iraqi desert. At the peak of the operation there were 170,000 US troops
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| Dec.15 |
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US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq
Baghdad: The flag of U.S. forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end
| Dec.14 |
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Obama speech marks end of Iraq war |
| Nov.16 |
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US to send marines to Australia |
| Oct.21 |
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Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end |
| Jun.22 |
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Obama orders cut in Afghan force
Washington: Obama has announced the withdrawal of 10,000 US troops this year and another 23,000 by the end of September 2012
| Jun.15 |
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White House defends mission in Libya |
| May.25 |
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US to reduce troops in Pakistan |
| May.6 |
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Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
| Apr.21 |
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Gates: U.S. to use drones in Libya |
| Mar.28 |
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Obama defends Libya intervention |
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| Dec.22 |
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Obama signs law ending military gay ban. Washington
| Oct.22 |
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WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers
| Oct.12 |
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US judge rejects gay military ban
| Aug.31 |
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U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends
At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a close
| Aug.18 |
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Last US combat brigade quits Iraq |
| Jul.25 |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January 2010
| Jul.3 |
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Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign |
| May.3 |
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Japan scraps US base move plan |
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| Dec.8 |
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McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical' |
| Dec.1 |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war. Upstate New York
| Nov.30 |
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Obama issues new Afghan orders |
| Oct.30 |
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Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases |
| Oct.5 |
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US 'needs time' on Afghan troops |
| Sep.20 |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning |
| Sep.16 |
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US cut missile defence plan
Washington: The US will abandon its plan to develop a missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic because Iran's missile program was less advanced
| Jul.1 |
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U.S. launches 'major operation'. Southern Afghanistan
| Mar.29 |
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U.S. prepared to hit targets in Pakistan |
| Mar.27 |
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US rethinks Afghanistan strategy |
| Mar.13 |
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term |
| Feb.26 |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 Washington: President Obama is planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, which falls short of his campaign promise
| Feb.19 |
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Parliament votes to close key U.S. base. Kyrgyzstan
| Feb.17 |
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US to boost troops in Afghanistan |
| Feb.6 |
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Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final' |
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| Dec.19 |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an Washington: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation bri...
| Nov.16 |
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Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal |
| Sep.15 |
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Gates arrives to oversee command change |
| Sep.10 |
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Pakistan orders end to foreign incursions |
| Sep.9 |
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Bush reshuffles war-zone troops |
| Aug.28 |
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Putin: U.S. orchestrated Georgian war |
| Aug.7 |
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U.S. troops may leave by 2011 |
| Jul.8 |
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US and Czechs sign defence deal |
| Apr.10 |
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Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze |
| Apr.4 |
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Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed |
| Mar.19 |
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Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory' |
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| Dec.18 |
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Senate passes $70B in war funds |
| Dec.16 |
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'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq |
| Oct.29 |
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US hands over Karbala to Iraqis |
| Sep.14 |
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Report shows meager gains in Iraq |
| Sep.13 |
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Bush pledges Iraq troop reduction |
| Sep.11 |
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Bush to adopt Petraeus advice on troops |
| Sep.10 |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
U.S. Congress: U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July
| Aug.23 |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout |
| May.24 |
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Congress backs Iraq funding bill |
| Apr.26 |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan. U.S. Senate
| Mar.27 |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline. U.S. Senate
| Jan.10 |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
Washington: President will send more than 20,000 extra troops, as part of a new strategy for the future of US involvement
| Jan.4 |
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Bush revamps US military in Iraq |
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| Dec.20 |
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Bush: Army need to increase in size |
| Mar.19 |
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Debate over Iraq strong as ever |
| Jan.25 |
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Report: Army stretched to breaking point |
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| Dec.22 |
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US to make Iraq troop level cuts |
| Nov.30 |
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Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan'. Washington
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| Aug.11 |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf
Iraq: The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
| Mar.29 |
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Bush welcomes NATO's new seven. Washington
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| May.1 |
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Bush calls end to 'major combat'
From the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln President delivers a nationally televised address
| Mar.19 |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq 
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
Blair ordered British forces to take part in the action to protect against a new threat of 'disorder and chaos'. Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as 'criminal'. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward the Iraqi capital. Dozens of Iraqi troops surrendered with white flags to British marines.
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Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed' |
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| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war
before year 2000
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| Jun. 27, 1950 |
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U.S. intervenes in Korean War South Korea: The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea | |
| Apr. 4, 1949 |
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North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) signed at Washington Talks for a new military alliance began resulting in the North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed in Washington, D.C. | |
| Sep. 2, 1945 |
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Japan surrender signed
Map of Tokyo Bay Japan Tokyo: The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close | |
| Aug. 15, 1945 |
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Surrender of Japan
Map of Tokyo Tokyo: By the end of July 1945, the Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent
| Apr. 6, 1917 |
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U.S. enters World War I Washington: After two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I