There are also U.S. troops stationed at Al Assad airbase in Iraq and Al Tanf garrison in Syria to help counter the Islamic State in the region. It was American troops on those two bases that have come under repeated attack from Iranian-backed forces this month.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah weighs dueling appeals: ease attacks or escalate
More than 50,000 people fled Lebanon to Syria, where the government opened schools to receive the refugees and villagers opened their homes as temporary shelter. As the bombardment intensified in the …
Fact Check: Photos show girl being carried after a 2016 airstrike in Syria
Three photographs of a young girl being carried away following an airstrike in Syria in 2016 have resurfaced online in October 2023 miscaptioned to falsely claim that she is a crisis actor who allegedly survived three attacks by Israel in one day.
Syria describes Israeli crimes against Gaza as similar to fascism
The Syrian Foreign Minister denounces on X that the Israeli occupation is committing fascist crimes against the Palestinians.
US shoots down drone in Iraq after troops targeted again
Fewer than 12 hours after U.S. airstrikes hit two facilities in Syria used by Iran and its proxies to launch attacks on American troops in the region, a one-way suicide drone targeted U.S. forces in western Iraq, according to U.S. officials.
As Israel and Hamas Fight, U.S. Bases in Iraq and Syria Continue To Be Liabilities | Opinion
U.S. policymakers have grown comfortable viewing overseas bases as strategic assets and guarantors of stability.
Iran’s latent front in Syria poses a real threat to Israel
Pro-Iranian militias have strengthened their presence in the south of the country, posing an additional threat to Israel in the event of a ground offensive in Gaza.
Iran’s latent front in Syria poses a real threat to Israel
Pro-Iranian militias have strengthened their presence in the south of the country, posing an additional threat to Israel in the event of a ground offensive in Gaza.
US bombs Iran-linked sites in Syria after its own troops attacked by drones
The United States has bombed two Iranian sites in eastern Syria in retaliation for a series of attacks on American troops stationed in the region. The Pentagon said it used F-16 fighter jets to launch …
US troops targeted again in Iraq after retribution airstrikes
Fewer than 12 hours after U.S. airstrikes hit two facilities in Syria used by Iran and its proxies to launch attacks on American troops in the region, a one-way suicide drone targeted U.S. forces in western Iraq, according to U.S. officials.