Sentences with phrase «military officials said»

Military officials said that the nuclear facilities have been shut down safely, though it remained unclear whether any had suffered damage.

Chen, 19, who grew up in Chinatown and Lower East Side, was found dead of an apparent self - inflicted gunshot wound inside a guard tower in Kandahar Province on Oct. 3, 2011, military officials said.

Services at the Church of Saint George, had been suspended months ago, following recent deadly assaults on Christians in Sinai, security and military officials said.

The death occurred during a bloody day in Afghanistan in which 31 people, including 10 journalists, were killed in twin bombings targeting civilians in Kabul, and a suicide bombing targeted a military convoy in Kandahar province, wounding eight Romanian service members and killing numerous children who were nearby, coalition military officials said.

Gabriel D. Conde, 22, was killed in Afghanistan by gunfire April 30, U.S. military officials said.

Aug. 28, 2017: A South Korean military official says the Hwasong - 12, a North Korean intermediate - range ballistic missile, was fired around 5:57 a.m. local time.

The material that was burned at Bagram Airfield was removed from the library of a detainee center «because of extremist inscriptions and an appearance that these documents were being used to facilitate extremist communications,» a military official said Tuesday.

That briefing was a «point of conversation» during the 5-1/2 hour national security team meeting Monday in Chicago, a senior military official said.

State military officials say the MQ - 9 Reaper had taken off from Wheeler Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum and was operating in approved airspace over the eastern side of the lake when it was lost around 1 p.m. Tuesday.

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U.S. military officials say the aircraft went down after hitting a power line in western Anbar province.

Not exact matches

The Houthis and allied militias loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who have fired dozens of missiles into Saudi territory during a 2-1/2 year war, said on their official news agency they had launched a mid-range ballistic missile that «hit its military target with high precision».

The French official said the Turkish offensive in northern Syria «must stop,» saying it is threatening the broader U.S. - led military campaign against the Islamic State group.

Yves Robins, a senior vice president with Dassault, the French aircraft - maker, said the Conservative government's recent overhaul of the military procurement system means federal officials would be hard - pressed to explain a return to the F - 35 sole - source plan.

A U.S. official familiar with the military planning said there could be more air strikes if the intelligence indicates Assad had not stopped making, importing, storing or using chemical weapons, including chlorine.

More than 250 people were killed when a military plane crashed in a field outside Algeria's capital on Wednesday, officials said.

Most had been equipped with bombs, but one was rigged with a tank turret and gun that Iraqi officials said was meant to target military aircraft and ground troops.

Military leaders also want to review how transgender troops are treated, if they're discriminated against or have had disciplinary problems, the officials said.

Officials said Friday that the chiefs believe the extra half - year would give the four military services time to gauge if currently serving transgender troops are facing problems and what necessary changes the military bases might have to make.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump described his efforts to remove unauthorized immigrants from the US as «a military operation,» a phrase that seemed to contradict efforts from White House officials who said the military would not be involved with the deportation plans.

An official familiar with the proposal said U.S. President Donald Trump's request for the Pentagon included more money for shipbuilding, military aircraft and establishing «a more robust presence in key international waterways and choke points» such as the Strait of Hormuz and the disputed South China Sea.

U.S. officials say this year's military exercises will focus on better integrating disparate military components and domains, instead of focusing on single areas of concern, such as air superiority, as they were in the past.

The official declined to elaborate, but experts say providing the $ 930 Samsung phone could violate U.N. sanctions that ban the sale of luxury items and electronics with a potential «dual» commercial and military use.

Diplomats have said the UN Security Council could now consider banning Pyongyang's textile exports and the North's national airline, stop supplies of oil to the government and military, prevent North Koreans from working abroad and add top officials to a blacklist to subject them to an asset freeze and travel ban.

«The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the world in response to Russia's use of a military - grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom, the latest in its ongoing pattern of destabilizing activities around the world,» said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A senior Iraqi military official also said he learned in operational meetings that al - Baghdadi had been wounded.

The administration official, who wasn't authorized to comment by name and demanded anonymity, said it would be «very difficult» but not impossible for the U.S. to get military equipment into Afghanistan if the Pakistan route is shut down.

The U.S. defense official said the commanding officer of the Donald Cook believed that Tuesday's incident was «unsafe and unprofessional,» but cautioned that a formal U.S. military review of the matter was underway.

Some 235 gigabytes of military documents were taken from South Korea's Defense Integrated Data Center in September last year, Democratic Party representative Rhee Cheol - hee said in radio appearances on Wednesday, citing information from unnamed South Korean defense officials.

Military officials complained at the time that the technology interfered with the radar used by planes — a problem that shouldn't hinder Musk's effort, industry officials said.

US security head John Bolton would risk military conflict with China to achieve goals, former US officials say

Coalition officials say the change is helping speed up Iraqi military gains, but it marks a steady escalation of US involvement in Iraq that could undermine the sustainability of Iraq's territorial victories.

Washington (AFP)- An aging US military cargo plane carrying nine troops was destroyed in a fiery crash Wednesday as it made its final scheduled flight before being mothballed, officials said.

Coalition officials say the change is helping speed up Iraqi military gains, but it marks a steady escalation of U.S. involvement in Iraq that could undermine the sustainability of Iraq's territorial victories.

Three defense officials with knowledge of the deliberations said the move would be a response to Russian activities in the region and aligns with the new National Defense Strategy that calls on the military to be less operationally predictable.

American military officials have «figured out a very good way to give $ 10 billion to Raytheon,» he said.

An industry official said there would not be any tariff exclusions for countries or products except for imports required for military equipment needs, though Trump could still change his mind on the issue if he faces prolonged criticism in the coming days.

Six former U.S. intelligence officials, as well as former ArcSight employees and independent security experts, said the source code review could help Moscow discover weaknesses in the software, potentially helping attackers to blind the U.S. military to a cyber attack.

The prime suspect in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen will face a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, US defense officials say.

A U.S. military spokesman in Kabul, Martin O'Donnell, said Wednesday that Conde was carrying out an operation alongside Afghan forces against Taliban officials.

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The father of a military veteran with PTSD who was shot by a guard at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Oregon says he feels betrayed by the VA and county officials.

The U.S. believes an operation in North Waziristan is key to success in the Afghan war because the area serves as the main base for the Haqqani network — a militant group that military officials have said poses the greatest threat to troops in Afghanistan.

Magid said it was unprecedented to have a ranking American military official address the All - Dulles Area Muslim Society, which he said is one of the largest Islamic congregations in the U.S.

«We were operating under the assumption that when they said COIN, that's what they meant,» said a senior U.S. military official in Afghanistan, «and they were serious about committing the necessary resources.»

As of now (hours after the president's tweet), the official defense.gov website says, «Transgender Service members may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military solely for being transgender individuals» and «This policy was crafted through a comprehensive and inclusive process that included the leadership of the Armed Services, medical and personnel experts across the Department, transgender Service members, outside medical experts, advocacy groups, and the RAND Corporation.»

The same violation applies to women in military leadership, women with male subordinates, and women acting as officials at professional sporting events, he says.

The group of Jewish worshipers entered the site without proper permits and did not coordinate their visit to the tomb with Israeli or Palestinian officials, the Israeli military spokesman said.

Although the UAE's Prime Minister stated in an interview with the BBC that he «hopes (El Sissi) remains in the military, and that another person [runs] for the presidency», a clarification was soon issued by the official news agency saying that the «brotherly advice is that General al - Sissi should not run as a military man for the post of the presidency».

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al - Zahhar said the riots on the Israel - Gaza border are «not peaceful resistance» but rather, are supported by its «military force.»