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An aerial view of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group while operating at the Arabian Sea
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Top Trump Iran negotiators visit USS Abraham Lincoln

Witkoff said the aircraft carrier and its strike group was "keeping us safe and upholding President Trump's message of peace through strength."

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2026
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is in Israel amid soaring tensions with Iran
Israel news
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US CENTCOM chief meets Israeli army head amid Iran tensions

The New Arab Staff
25 January, 2026
U.S. Launches 'Massive' Strike In Syria Against Alleged Islamic State Targets
Syria
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US announces 'large-scale' strikes against IS in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2026
headquarters of the US Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base
CENTCOM
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CENTCOM deploys new one-way attack drones to region

The New Arab Staff
03 December, 2025
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Gaza ceasefire deal
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Gaza authorities hit back at US claim of Hamas looting aid

The New Arab Staff
02 November, 2025
A group of naval ships participate in the multinational naval exercise AMAN-2025, hosted by Pakistan
Pakistan
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Pakistan navy seizes drugs worth nearly $1 bn in Arabian Sea

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 October, 2025
Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) accuses Hamas of public executions [Getty]
Gaza War
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Conflicting statements from US over reported Hamas 'executions'

The New Arab Staff
16 October, 2025
A Syrian White Helmet rescuer checks the wreckage of a car at the site of a US coalition airstrike targeting a leader of Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din in northwest Syria, on January 31, 2025. (Photo by ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Syria
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US announces killing of Al-Qaeda leader in Syria

The New Arab Staff
08 October, 2025
Then Vice Admiral Brad Cooper speaks during a press conference in front of the USS Port Royal (CG 73) Guided-missile cruiser at al-Shuaiba port
Ahmed Al-Sharaa
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Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa meets new US CENTCOM chief in Damascus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2025
Women and children walk at the Al-Amal Camp (formerly Al-Jadaa), south of Mosul in northern Iraq, which houses Iraqi families who have been repatriated from Syria's Al-Hol camp
al-Hol camp
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Iraq repatriates 25,000 from northeast Syria camps: CENTCOM

The New Arab Staff
16 August, 2025
Islamic State billboard in Qaraqosh, Iraq
Syria
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Joint US-Syria operation kills IS leader in northern Syria

The New Arab Staff
25 July, 2025
A man inspects his uncle's private construction vehicles, where he works, after they were targeted by US aerial attacks on 27 April 2025 in Sana'a
Yemen
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Houthis say 68 killed in US strikes on African migrant centre

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2025
The US has launched several strikes targeting Hurras al-Din figures in recent weeks [Getty]
Syria
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US kills brother of Syrian minister in Idlib airstrike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 February, 2025
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US says killed senior Al-Qaeda operative in Syria strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2025
US forces patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province, mostly controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
Post-Assad Syria
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US CENTCOM and SDF leaders meet amid fighting in northeast Syria

The New Arab Staff
18 January, 2025
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Post-Assad Syria
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US strike kills Islamic State group leader Abu Yusif

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2024
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US Florida base to keep Israel support despite Hurricane Milton

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 October, 2024
Islamic State billboard in Qaraqosh, Iraq
Islamic State group
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Four Islamic State leaders killed in August Iraq raid: CENTCOM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 September, 2024
Yemen
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CENTCOM: Rescue mission underway for oil ship off Yemen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 September, 2024
Gaza War
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US forces destroy two Houthi sites in Yemen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2024
A group of Houthi rebels in Yemen, some pointing rifles in the air
Yemen
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Ship evacuated, ablaze after attack by Yemen's Houthis: UKMTO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 June, 2024