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      Thomas Watkins

      Thomas Watkins

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      Thomas Watkins is US bureau chief and foreign correspondent at The National. He has worked across America, Europe and South Asia and reported from 30 countries, primarily for Agence France-Presse as Pentagon correspondent and Af-Pak bureau chief. He joined The National in 2021 to help set up the Washington bureau and manage its 10-person team. Thomas holds degrees in psychology and journalism.
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      Two attacks on vulnerable outpost in the past six months were thwarted by air defences

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      Is the US stumbling into another Middle East war?

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      USJanuary 24, 2024
      Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group attend the funeral of a fighter who was killed in an earlier US air strike in Baghdad. AP
      US strikes Iran-backed Shiite militia targets in Iraq

      Jurf Al Sakhar area south of Baghdad hit with no immediate reports of casualties

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      US Middle East envoy in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

      Brett McGurk engaged in 'sober and serious' discussions on the issue

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      USJanuary 23, 2024
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      USJanuary 18, 2024
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      USJanuary 16, 2024
      American and British jets and warships shot down drones and anti-ship missiles fired by the Houthis on Tuesday night, the US military said. AFP
      Houthis claim Red Sea attack that targeted US warship

      Twenty-one drones and missiles intercepted by US forces, with assistance from Britain's Royal Navy

      GulfJanuary 10, 2024
      US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in Israel last month. AP
      Pentagon chief Austin 'recovering from prostate cancer surgery'

      Walter Reed military hospital provides account of Pentagon chief's recent treatment

      USJanuary 09, 2024
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      USJanuary 06, 2024
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      IraqJanuary 04, 2024
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