U.S. Central Command Hits Multiple Iranian Targets Following Strait of Hormuz Escalation

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American forces launched a heavy wave of precision airstrikes across southern Iran, striking dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military installations.  The operations come in direct response to renewed attempts by Iranian forces to disrupt commercial shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz and target U.S. and coalition personnel in the region. AP News Key Operations and Target Profiles The coordinated strikes focused on neutralizing offensive naval capabilities and breaking down early-warning networks across critical coastal nodes, including Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, and Larak Island: The Guardian Naval & Asymmetric Threats:   Operations targeted IRGC fast-attack craft, mine-laying naval assets, and coastal anti-ship missile sites designed to threaten merchant vessels traversing the strait. Anadolu Ajansı Air Defense & Command Structures:  U.S. munitions disabled key coastal radar installations, integrated air defense nodes, and military communic...

Nine years after Paris dispatched soldiers to the West African nation to assist in ousting Islamic extremists from power, the last French army unit left Mali on Monday, according to a statement from the French military.




Six months after French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to remove his country's armed forces due to tensions with the ruling junta, the French military left Mali. 

Mali's transitional administration permitted Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group to deploy on its territory, which has increased tensions over the past year between Mali, its African neighbors, and the European Union. 

The last French soldiers from the so-called Barkhane force to be stationed in Mali walked into neighboring Niger on Monday afternoon, according to the French military. They had a base in Gao, which is in northern Mali and has a high rate of Islamist violence. 

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In February, when Macron announced the departure, France has around 4,300 troops in the Sahel region, including 2,400 in Mali. using French


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