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US provided ‘limited ground support’ to Syrian fighters battling ISIS
The U.S. has provided some ground support to Kurdish forces.
American commando raid to kill al-Baghdadi was launched from al-Asad Air Base, rehearsals conducted in Erbil
The American commando raid that bagged Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was launched from the sprawling al-Asad airbase in Anbar province Iraq, according to a source on the ground with direct knowledge of the operation.
US to send ‘mechanized forces’ to secure Syrian oil fields
“We are reinforcing that position, it will include some mechanized forces," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
By Shawn Snow
The US is pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, but the tonnage of airdropped supplies is spiking
2019 thus far is the second highest amount of pounds of cargo dropped in support of OIR since the U.S. launched operations to combat ISIS militants rampaging the region in 2014.
By Shawn Snow
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, declares victory for American troops after new cease-fire agreement in Syria
Trump said countless American military lives have and will be saved by withdrawing from the region.
US military ‘will be tested’ after Syria withdrawal, key lawmaker warns
Rep. Mac Thornberry believes America's adversaries will use the uncertainty in the Middle East to probe for U.S. military weaknesses.
US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
US military convoy withdrawing from Syria pelted with garbage by angry residents
Departing U.S. troops from Syria just cross the border into Iraq Monday.
By Shawn Snow
What it means for American bases in Syria to be occupied by Syrian and Russian forces
As U.S. forces make a grab for the exit in a hurry, reports and video coming in suggest U.S. troops are dumping equipment and leaving bases in tact while stripping sensitive items.
By Shawn Snow
Another former CENTCOM general weighs in with displeasure over Trump’s Syria gambit
A former CENTCOM general officer said ordering U.S. troops out of Syria was "one of the poorest, most uninformed, even arrogant policy decisions I’ve seen by any administration in the last 30 years."
By Howard Altman