Author: Courtney Mcbride
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US kills commander of Iran-backed proxy group in Iraq strike
WASHINGTON — The U.S. conducted an airstrike Wednesday evening that killed the commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, as the Biden administration pressed ahead with its campaign to target those responsible for the killing of three U.S. soldiers last month. The Kata’ib Hezbollah commander, whose name wasn’t provided, was “responsible for directly planning and…
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Pompeo took part in Ukraine call, official says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was among the administration officials who listened in on the July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president, a senior State Department official said Monday, a disclosure that ties the State Department more closely to the House impeachment inquiry. Pompeo’s participation on the call, which hadn’t been previously…
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Trump administration prepares sale of F-16s to Taiwan
WASHINGTON • The Trump administration has decided to sell billions of dollars’ worth of F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move likely to anger Beijing at a sensitive point in U.S.-China relations. The State Department has begun informing staffers on congressional committees but has yet to formally…