The troops are meant to discourage Russians from crossing into the eastern area where U.S., coalition, and Syrian Democratic Forces operate, say officials.
Turkey fights, not fosters, ‘Islamist fundamentalism’
Turkey deployed combat troops in Syria to fight Daesh. Recent reports by the U.S. Defense Department’s inspector general stated our operations have impacted the group’s “ability to smuggle fighters, …
In war-torn Syria, pandemic brings people to brink of starvation
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may have warded off a nine-year rebellion against his government, but he is being tested with economic turmoil and civilian protests amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Donald Trump Must Talk to Russia and Syria If He Wants U.S. Out of War, Allies Say
“The Russian role is as influential as the American role, so we are counting on them to reach understandings that stop the crisis and end the war,” Syrian Democratic Council co-chair Riad Darar told …
Trump says he wanted to kill Syrian President Bashar Assad but Mattis stopped him before he could ‘take him out’
President Donald Trump said killing Syria’s authoritarian ruler was never contemplated, calling reports suggesting otherwise “fiction.” …
Trump says he wanted to kill Syrian President Bashar Assad but Mattis stopped him before he could ‘take him out’
President Donald Trump said killing Syria’s authoritarian ruler was never contemplated, calling reports suggesting otherwise “fiction.” …
U.S. citizen detained in Syria charged for aiding IS
Prosecutors in a Washington, D.C, federal court unsealed an indictment and an arrest warrant Wednesday charging a naturalized U.S. citizen detained in Syria last year by U.S.-backed forces of being a …
Trump appears to contradict earlier remarks on desire to assassinate Syria’s leader
President tells Fox & Friends he wanted to target Bashar Assad, but Jim Mattis “didn’t want to.” Two years ago he said it was “never even contemplated.” …
A US Army attack helicopter had to make an emergency landing In Syria
The crew noticed a possible transmission fault, but the helicopter was able to return safely to base.
UK repatriates child orphaned in Syria after Isis collapse
Child is thought to be first to have returned from the country since November …