WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 – Armed attacks by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime that have killed and wounded thousands of citizens since last January are “utterly deplorable,†Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today.
WASHINGTON – In a weekend call to Egyptian Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta applauded recent elections, asked him to help in lifting a travel ban on U.S. citizens and expressed concern over restrictions on nongovernmental organizations, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said this morning.
WASHINGTON – Drawing on findings from the investigation into the deadly Nov. 25-26 incident near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, U.S. Central Command commander Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis directed the International Security Assistance Force to take a series of corrective actions.