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The United States has begun construction at sea of the temporary pier intended to help deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with the ultimate goal of delivering up to 150 trucks of aid per day to the starving population there.
The Defense Department announced on Friday that the US will pull dozens of special forces soldiers from Chad, days after announcing it would also withdraw troops from neighboring Niger. Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder said a portion of the US troops in Chad would reposition out of the country. He said it was a “temporary step” as part of an ongoing review of security cooperation with Chad, which would resume after the country's May 6 presidential election.
U.S. troops have begun building a maritime pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip to speed up humanitarian aid into the wartorn territory, White House and U.S. military officials say.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move that comes just days after Washington was forced to agree to remove its troops from neighboring Niger...
The United States has already begun the process of moving some of the weapons and ammunition from the new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will be delivered within a few days, Pentagon spokesman General Patrick Ryder said.