CENTCOM

CENTCOM announces air force readiness exercise amid growing Iran tensions

Although CENTCOM said that the "exercise is designed to enhance asset and personnel dispersal capability," military parties have used such drills in the past as cover for launching a surprise attack.

A US Airman attaches a GBU-31 munitions system to an F-15E Strike Eagle in the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria.
CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on January 24, 2026.

CENTCOM, IDF chiefs meet in shadow of possible Iran conflict, await Trump's final decision

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.

Trump envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet Netanyahu to discuss Gaza, Iran

Children and women, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, walk inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026; illustrative.

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says


US to hold conference on Gaza stabilization force plans in Doha

The conference will take place on December 16, and representatives from more than 25 countries are expected to attend.

US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

US deepens cooperation with Syria as CENTCOM expands anti-ISIS operations - analysis

The US and Damascus have been cooperating against ISIS since 2025, especially after Syria said it would join the coalition against ISIS in November.

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

Syrian regime thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempts, CENTCOM announces

“Congratulations to Syria’s security forces for recently interdicting multiple weapons shipments,” CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said. “These shipments were intended for Hizbollah."

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

April-May’s F-18 jet losses exacerbated by combat conditions, lacking communication, US Navy finds

Four incidents affected the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group during their deployment against Houthi terrorists, including losing two F-18s and crashing into a merchant vessel.

Carrier Air Wing 1 conducts routine flight operations from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, February 1, 2025; illustrative.

CENTCOM unveils Task Force Scorpion Strike to field one-way attack drones in Mideast

The reverse-engineered Shaheed drones are long range, can operate autonomously, and can be launched by catapult, rocket-assisted takeoff, or mobile ground and vehicle systems.

CENTCOM's Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones.

US, Syria partner against ISIS: CENTCOM destroys caches near Damascus in first major joint op.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a recently secured Syria's official entry into the US-led Coalition Against ISIS, formalizing the new military cooperation on counter-terrorism.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh earlier this year.

American and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapon storage facilities, US military says

"The combined operation destroyed over 130 mortars and rockets, multiple assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, and materials for building improvised explosive devices," CENTCOM said.

Syrian security forces in Syria's southern Daraa province on July 22, 2025.

Discussion on deployment of foreign troops ongoing, two sources tell 'Post'

As the US-backed multinational force stalls, IDF troops building the "Green Rafah" city project in eastern Rafah encountered terrorists emerging from a tunnel.

Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, November 23, 2025

Downed ISIS drones spur SDF claim of Damascus collaboration in Raqqa attacks

Drone wreckage analysis points to ISIS operatives operating near Syrian government-affiliated sites, the Syrian Democratic Forces alleges, while calling for coalition intervention.

Armed members of the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) military police take part in a demonstration under the banner “With our will, we will protect our revolution”, in Qamishli, Syria, September 17, 2025.

Iran's hijacking of Singapore-bound oil tanker a 'blatant violation of int'l law' - CENTCOM

The tanker had been sailing off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and was carrying a cargo of high-sulfur gasoil through the Indian Ocean en route to Singapore.

 This picture released by the US Navy shows a ship of the Iranian Navy and members of the Iranian forces boarding civilian tanker WILA en-route to the UAE, in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, August 12, 2020