The Defense Department may not have sufficient resources in Africa to properly identify when Islamic State and al-Qaeda offshoots in the restive Sahel region develop the capability to mount attacks on the US homeland, the head of US Africa Command warned.
The Defense Department may not have sufficient resources in Africa to properly identify when Islamic State and al-Qaeda offshoots in the restive Sahel region develop the capability to mount attacks on the US homeland, the head of US Africa Command warned.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. The full committee heard testimony on "The Posture of the U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2027 and the Future Years Defense Program." (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The US has destroyed more than 90% of Iran’s inventory of around 8,000 naval mines, the commander of US forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Thursday, in a written statement that did not address Tehran’s continued control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.
The US has destroyed more than 90% of Iran’s inventory of around 8,000 naval mines, the commander of US forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Thursday, in a written statement that did not address Tehran’s continued control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.
USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz in the Arabian Sea on April 16.
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