The state law also bans land ownership near military installations for citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals…
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DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Syrian Citizens
Ongoing civil war and earthquakes motivate refugee designation extension. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the Temporary Protected Status time period for citizens of Syria by…
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U.S. Military Strikes and Destroys Three Iraqi Militia Facilities
The strikes are a response to three militant drone attacks launched against U.S. bases. The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against three militia facilities in Iraq this week in…
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U.S. Troops in Iraq Evaluated for TBI Following Assault by Iran-Backed Militia
The militia attack against military airbase utilized ballistic missiles. The U.S. Central Command reported that U.S. military personnel are being assessed for traumatic brain injury after an Iran-backed…
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U.S. Troops May Have to Leave Iraq
The Iraqi government considering shut down of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The prime minister of Iraq threatened to end the bilateral Combined Joint Task Force Operation…
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Defense Secretary Reports U.S. Strikes on Iran-Backed Targets in Syria
The move is in response to dozens of attacks against U.S. bases in the region. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. has conducted air attacks on…
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U.S. Drone Shot Down by Houthis
Pentagon seeks to contain Middle Eastern conflict. The Pentagon confirmed the report that Houthi rebels in Yemen, a terror group backed by Iran, shot down an American Reaper…
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U.S. Troops Attacked Six More Times in Middle East
Officials seek the middle ground between defense and de-escalation. The Defense Department reported on Monday that U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East were attacked six more times…
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Senate Resolution Would Allow Strike on Iran
U.S. would strike if Hezbollah expanded a second front in Israel. Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced a bipartisan resolution that recommends…
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CENTCOM Announces Submarine Now in Middle East
Joins other forces already deployed in the region. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday that an American Ohio-class submarine has now “arrived in the U.S. Central Command area…
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