Rockets

Two rockets land near US Embassy in Baghdad

Zach Halaschak · March 1, 2020 10:53 pm

An explosion by Israeli airstrikes is seen in Gaza City early Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Israel's military says it struck Palestinian militants in Gaza and Syria after they fired some 20 rockets toward southern Israel. The rockets on Sunday evening came hours after Israel said it killed a Palestinian militant who tried to place a bomb along the Israel-Gaza barrier fence.

Israeli defense minister: 95% chance country will launch ‘large’ military campaign in Gaza

Zach Halaschak · February 25, 2020 10:54 pm

In this Jan. 25, 2018, photo, American troops coordinate with Iraqi counterparts to launch airstrikes and artillery from a small complex in the town of Qaim, Iraq. As the fight against IS in Syria grinds on, Iraqi troops stationed in western Iraq near the border continue to call on coalition forces for help sharing intelligence and launching strikes. Thousands of U.S. troops and billions of dollars spent by Washington helped bring down the Islamic State group in Iraq, but many of the divisions and problems that helped fuel the extremistsâ rise remain.

No injuries reported after rocket strike near US Embassy in Baghdad

Tim Pearce · February 16, 2020 8:25 pm

Iraqi security forces remove cement blocks and open the streets, that were closed for security concerns, around the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of clashes with U.S. security forces.

National Security

Reports of rockets fired at Green Zone in Baghdad

Zach Halaschak · January 8, 2020 9:22 pm

There was no immediate word on the effect of the strikes. (AP Photo/Hadi Yazdani)

‘Unexpected and chaotic’: Inside Erbil air base during Iranian missile attack

Susan Katz Keating · January 8, 2020 8:26 pm

US civilian contractor killed in Iraq rocket attack and several service members wounded

Zach Halaschak · December 28, 2019 1:45 am

The Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying China's manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 16, 2012.

WATCH: China launches massive rocket ahead of planned 2020 Mars mission

Spencer Neale · December 27, 2019 10:04 pm

South Korean Army's 130mm multiple rocket launchers fire live rounds during an exercise against possible attacks from North Korea in Goseong, South Korea, Monday, March 3, 2014. North Korea fired two additional suspected short-range missiles into the sea Monday amid ongoing military exercises between Seoul and Washington, which the North calls a preparation for an attack, South Korean officials said. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Jong-gun) KOREA OUT

‘Very weighty test’: The mystery of the North Korean missile launch

Jamie McIntyre · December 11, 2019 6:31 pm

Rockets are launched from Gaza Strip to Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza early Tuesday in a resumption of pinpointed targeting that threatens a fierce round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants.

National Security

Rocket sirens blare in Israel after top Islamic Jihad commander killed in Gaza

Zach Halaschak · November 12, 2019 7:20 am

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey discusses the direction of the team Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Houston after the decision to part ways with NBA basketball head coach Rick Adelman.

NBA widely criticized for buckling to China over tweet supporting Hong Kong protests

Mike Brest · October 7, 2019 3:25 pm

This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows a fire at a rocket launchpad at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Iran's Semnan province, Thursday. Satellite images released Thursday show the smoldering remains of a rocket at a Iran space center that was to conduct a U.S.-criticized satellite launch.

Iran admits rocket launch failure, claims it was ‘technical error’

Zach Halaschak · September 2, 2019 8:57 pm

Young Americans express strong approval of U.S. Postal Service

Red Alert Politics

Young Americans express strong approval of U.S. Postal Service

Morgan Chalfant · November 25, 2014 4:24 pm