US left facing a difficult situation in Syria as rebels make massive ...
Dec 2, 2024 · The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting either side while also maintaining a force posture of nearly 1,000...
Blinken publicly confirms U.S. officials have been in direct contact ...
Dec 15, 2024 · U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar...
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel …
Dec 14, 2024 · Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others.
U.S. troops face challenges after Assad's fall in Syria - The Hill
Dec 10, 2024 · The U.S. carried out a massive preemptive strike against ISIS over the weekend as Syria’s capital of Damascus fell to a rebel coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Assad fled to Moscow.
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden …
Dec 19, 2024 · The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press...
Here's how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria…
Dec 10, 2024 · Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria are meant partly as a message to the group and a move to ensure that the insurgents don’t try to take advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government.
US says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and ...
Dec 10, 2024 · The Biden administration says the United States will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.
Will the Shake-up in Syria Undermine the Fight Against ISIS?
1 day ago · The United States began helping the Kurdish militia, known as the People’s Defense Units (YPG), fight against the self-declared Islamic state, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...
US says it killed 37 ISIL, Hurras al-Din fighters in separate Syria ...
Sep 29, 2024 · The United States military says it has killed dozens of fighters from ISIL (ISIS) and an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group in two separate attacks this month in Syria.
U.S. strikes Iran-linked targets in Syria in retaliation for drone ...
Oct 27, 2023 · The U.S. launched strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria on Thursday in retaliation for a series of drone attacks on American military bases in the region, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...