CENTCOM

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

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

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

Syrian regime thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempts, CENTCOM announces

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

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


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

US CENTCOM says five Islamic state members killed, 19 captured in operations in Syria

CENTCOM says 22 anti ISIS operations killed five militants and captured 19 as Syria realigns toward a US brokered security deal with Israel.

US military vehicles drive in Hasaka, Syria December 6, 2024; illustrative.

US considering plans to build large military base on Israel-Gaza border, Shomrim reports

The prospective site would allegedly be capable of housing thousands of American troops and serve future international stabilization efforts.

Israeli military personnel operate after a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 29, 2025

US replaces Israeli oversight of humanitarian aid for Gaza - report

Israel is still part of negotiations and "part of the conversation" on the aid distributions, but "decisions will be taken by the wider body," according to a US official familiar with the operation.

A truck carries aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, October 21, 2025.

US military presence in Damascus: Exactly what Syria, and Israel, needs - analysis

An American force in or near Damascus at a strategic site such as an airport could be just the thing Syria needs at the moment.

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025

US CENTCOM head to speak at slain Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra's funeral

Admiral Cooper will be the highest-ranking American official to deliver remarks at the funeral of an Israeli hostage murdered by Hamas.

Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), and Jared Kushner, during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.