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US soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne walk while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 24, 2012. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis – The Guardian
US Defence Secretary Meets Qatar’s Emir
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani Saturday during a visit to the Gulf state which hosts the largest US air base in the Middle East. The visit to Doha is part of a Mideast tour which has included stops in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and...Caption:
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman attend a joint press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, April 21, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
Mattis Warns Assad on Chemical Weapons
Tel Aviv – US Secretary of Defense James Mattis drew on Friday a “red line” against head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad, warning that the latter would pay the price if he uses chemical weapons again. “And they would be ill-advised to try to use any again....Caption:
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) welcomes US Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
US Defense Secretary Mattis Pledges Support for Egypt’s Sisi
United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Thursday, vowing to uphold support for the American ally on his first regional tour. Sisi’s visit Washington in April marked a shift in relations after US...Caption:
U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis (center), arrives in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on Feb. 20, 2017. (Thomas Watkins/AFP/Getty Images)