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US Navy sails near South China Sea island militarized by China | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  — The US Navy has sent a destroyer close to a contested island in the South China Sea that Beijing has fortified with military installations to stake its territorial claims on the region. The sailing came as the Chinese military entered a third day of a show of force around Taiwan, a thousand … Read more

US bolsters forces in Middle East following series of attacks on US troops in Syria | CNN Politics

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[ad_1] CNN  —  The US has bolstered its military forces in the Middle East following a series of attacks on US troops in Syria attributed to Iranian-affiliated militias, the Pentagon said Friday. A squadron of A-10 attack aircraft are deploying to the region ahead of a scheduled deployment. The deployment of the attack aircraft was … Read more