US Central Command open new air defence cell in Qatar

January 13, 2026 8:25 PM

US Central Command open new air defence cell in Qatar

The United States and its regional partners have opened a new combined air and missile defence coordination cell at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to strengthen joint responses to aerial threats across West Asia. U.S. Central Command said the Middle Eastern Air Defense- Combined Defense Operations Cell has been established within the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid, which already hosts representatives from 17 nations coordinating military air activity across the region. The new cell brin...

CENTCOM, Jordanian forces conduct major strikes against ISIS targets in Syria

December 20, 2025 2:36 PM

CENTCOM, Jordanian forces conduct major strikes against ISIS targets in Syria

U.S. Central Command, with support from the Jordanian Armed Forces, carried out coordinated military strikes against ISIS targets across central Syria on December 19, following an earlier attack on U.S. and partner forces. The operation, launched at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the direction of the U.S. Commander in Chief, was designated Operation Hawkeye Strike. According to CENTCOM, forces struck more than 70 ISIS-linked targets at multiple locations using fighter aircraft, attack helicopters and a...