And thanks to our editor, Ben Pauker, who is devastated he wont be editing this newsletter next week. No one is required to request leave on behalf of a military member. A U.S. soldier walking during a dismounted patrol, Syria, Feb. 3, 2023. To move the map around to view more countries, place your mouse cursor on the map, you will see a hand pointer. Instead, they have given their money to a scammer, sometimes losing thousands of dollars, with very low possibility of recovery. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules, What Europe's royals could teach King Charles. Iran has also provided drones to Russia for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine. The mandate was later revised to enable the Mission to assist the democratic Government in Haiti to sustain a stable environment, professionalize the armed forces, create a separate police force, and establish an environment conducive to free and fair elections. The US has conducted raids against senior ISIL and al-Qaeda leaders in Syria, including, The official goal of the Americans in Syria is defeating ISIS and ensuring that ISIS does not return to the areas that have been liberated, said Mzahem Alsaloum, a Syrian analyst. Military deployments - The World Factbook - CIA Ready for your 2023 military PCS? But we've been there. United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria - United Nations Peacekeeping The U.S. again said Iran-backed groups were responsible. All military personnel have medical insurance for themselves and their immediate family members (. But the fact that one of the two remaining US bases will be in the south east, near to Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan, shows that countering Iranian influence remains one of the central guiding principles of the US approach. Our broader commitment to the Afghan people endures, and we will continue to pursue principled diplomacy and other measures to ensure that Afghanistan never again becomes a haven for international terrorists.. The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) was established on 28 February 1992, with the mandate to ensure the implementation of the Paris Agreements of 23 October 1991, including those relating to the conduct of free and fair elections and the relevant aspects of the administration of Cambodia. The eastern Syria raids announced on Wednesday appear to be part of the latter, with Central Command spokesperson Colonel Joe Buccino saying the strikes were necessary to protect and defend US personnel, and a response to an August 15 attack targeting US forces that was allegedly launched by Iranian-backed militias. Julio Hernandez/Army). After a chemical attack killed 88 people in Idlib province, US forces fired cruise missiles in April 2017 at a base believed to have been where the chemical attack was launched from. Set up in May 1948, UNTSO was the first ever peacekeeping operation established by the United Nations. We want to be sure that ISIS cannot reconstitute itself in a manner that can threaten the United States, Europe, or partners in the region. It was succeeded by the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB).
