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US-China relations

29 Jan 2023

'My gut Tells me we Will Fight in 2025': US General Warns of war With China

"I hope I am wrong," four-star US Air Force General Mike Minihan, who heads the Air Mobility Command, said as he predicted that the United States would fight China in the next two years.

18 Sep 2022

China expanding nuclear arsenal does not reflect 'minimal deterrence', says US

China has stepped up its aggressive posture toward the US A top United States general has warned of Beijing's expanding nuclear arsenal China's nuclear capabilities had changed dramatically since 2018

28 Feb 2018

China rewriting norms that does not trend in its favour: US general

China is trying to rewrite norms that it perceives do not trend in its favour and showing worrying tendency to challenge the existing rules-based order from which it has been a major beneficiary, a top US commander has said.

15 Jan 2018

Top US general says 'not giving up' on Pakistan ties

The top US military officer, Marine General Joseph Dunford, said on Monday he was committed to the US-Pakistan relationship.

09 Nov 2017

NATO looks for Afghans to take offensive in 2018: US general

General John Nicholson, who heads the US and NATO missions in Afghanistan, said a series of important changes in the 16-year-old war would align in 2018.

17 Aug 2017

Peace with North Korea a 'possibility': Top US general

Peace with North Korea is a "possibility", America`s most senior uniformed officer said Thursday, but warned the US has "credible, viable military options" for dealing with the errant regime.

21 Jul 2017

US general urges more German spending to ease military transit

US Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges told Reuters the large-scale Saber Guardian war game conducted this summer with 25,000 troops and forces from 24 countries showed progress in the logistics needed to respond to a major military threat.

03 Apr 2017

Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, flies into Iraq with top US general

U.S. President Donald Trump`s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, flew into Iraq on Monday with the top U.S. military officer to get a first-hand assessment of the battle against Islamic State from U.S. commanders on the ground and to meet Iraqi officials.

Islamic State militants

29 Mar 2017

US opens formal investigation into civilian deaths in Mosul

The top US general for the Middle East says the military has launched a formal investigation to determine what role the US played in the deaths of dozens of civilians in Mosul, Iraq.

23 Mar 2017

Russia may be helping supply Taliban insurgents: US general

The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that he had seen Russian influence on Afghan Taliban insurgents growing and raised the possibility that Moscow was helping supply the militants, whose reach is expanding in southern Afghanistan.

01 Mar 2017

Russian jets accidentally bombed US-backed forces in Syria: US general

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State forces were in the area, a top US general said Wednesday.

Haqqani terror network

23 Sep 2016

Pakistan not putting enough pressure on Haqqani network: US General

General Nicholson said US troops in Afghanistan has been authorised by President Barack Obama to take any measures necessary to defend against the Haqqani threat.

Afghan peace deal

23 Sep 2016

Afghan peace deal with warlord an 'encouraging' step: US general

Afghan officials signed a peace deal on Thursday with a party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a move that inspired both hope and fear as it dredged up tensions dating back decades.

30 Aug 2016

Iraq's Mosul can be retaken from Islamic State this year, says US general

Coalition-backed Iraqi forces can retake the key northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group by the end of the year, the commander of US forces in the Middle East said Tuesday.

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