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Is it true that the US has not engaged in any military conflicts during the Trump Administration?
Sunday, November 1, 2020
By Jacqueline Agustin
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The Trump administration has avoided direct engagement in major new military conflicts abroad. It has continued to support U.S. actions initiated by its predecessors, and has sent additional troops or resources to new or existing areas in conflict:
- Yemen, where the president authorized a raid in his first month in office.
- Syria, where U.S. missile strikes were authorized.
- Afghanistan, with more than 3,000 additional troops deployed.
- Assassinations of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (self-proclaimed leader of the Islamic State) and his successor.
- Assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani (on his visit to Iraq).
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command reported 69,439 weapons released from February 2017 through February 2020 in support of continuing operations in Afghanistan and in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State.
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