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Press Operations Dec. 21, 2020 Gen McKenzie Good afternoon, everybody. It s General Frank McKenzie. Good to talk to you today. As Bill said, we are on travel in the AOR, and I just finished what I thought was a very good visit to Iraq and Syria. In Baghdad, I had the opportunity to meet with our ambassador, Ambassador Tueller, with the commander of CJTF OIR Lieutenant General Paul Calvert, and then the Iraqi Chief of Defense Staff, General Abdul Amir (Yarallah) and those were all good meetings. I was very pleased with all of those. Then I had the opportunity to get out and visit some of our forces in Syria. I went to see our forces in Al Tanf Garrison in southern Syria, and had a very good visit with them as well. The only thing I would say is that we remain on track to reach the number of 2500 by 15 January. We see no problem getting to that directed number and everything is proceeding smoothly to get there. So that s sort of what I wanted to open with. And I m ....
Women gather at the site where Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a US airstrike, near Baghdad International Airport, Feb. 13, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Wissam al-Okaili / File. i24 News – The US is “prepared to react” if Iran tries to launch any sort of attack in retaliation for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of US Middle East forces warned Sunday. “We are prepared to defend ourselves, our friends and partners in the region, and we’re prepared to react if necessary,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Kenneth McKenzie said. ....
US says will ‘react’ if Iran seeks to avenge Soleimani killing 284 WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Washington is “prepared to react” if Tehran launches an attack to mark the first anniversary of the killing of powerful Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the head of US forces in the Middle East warned Sunday. “We are prepared to defend ourselves, our friends and partners in the region, and we’re prepared to react if necessary,” General Kenneth McKenzie, who heads the US Central Command (Centcom), told journalists. He was touring the region weeks before the anniversary of the January 3, 2020 killing of Soleimani by a US drone strike near the Baghdad airport. ....