The Latest Breaking News from US Central Command

Recently retired General Frank McKenzie reflects on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, who bears responsibility for the way it unfolded, and how the U.S. "lost track" of why it was in the country.

Maher al-Agal, said to be responsible for developing networks outside Iraq and Syria, was killed in a drone strike

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks in Tampa on Monday with US Central Command chief Commander General Michael Kurilla. "We discussed our joint defense coordination, addressing regional challenges, and stressed the need to work together on preserving regional and global stability," tweeted Prince Khalid. They also…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed hopes for deeper U.S. counter-terrorism ties during talks with a top American general on Monday, following a deadly weekend attack by militants in the Sinai peninsula, a U.S. military official said on Monday.

Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, called on the United States and the international coalition to assume a greater role in combating ISIS, which he said was still active in various regions in western Iraq. His comments came during a meeting on Sunday with the…

Four US troops were injured Thursday after rockets were fired at a base housing American forces in eastern Syria, US Central Command said. The rockets struck two support buildings at the Green Village base in Deir Ezzor province run by allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, where the US and coalition…

The region covered by the US Central Command “is where we protect waterways so that global commerce can flow,” said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, in remarks during a change of command ceremony at CENTCOM. “It is where we fight terrorists who threaten our citizens. And it is…

The commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, has said that Iran remains the greatest threat to the security of the Central Region. Speaking at a hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee, McKenzie explained that the greatest single day-to-day threat to regional security and stability remains…

The commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, has said that Iran is the most immediate threat to the US interests in the Middle East and the region's security in general. McKenzie warned that "the threat posed by Iran is graver than ever." Speaking at a hearing held…