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US military transfers 150 Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq

The decision follows Syrian government forces taking control of camps with IS detainees after the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew.

12 days ago

US forces kill terror leader linked to ambush on Americans in Syria

The strike in Syria is the latest U.S. response in the wake of a Dec. 13 ambush there that killed two U.S. soldiers and one U.S. interpreter.

By J.D. Simkins and Tanya Noury

2 weeks ago

Bradleys and Army infantry roll into Syria to help secure oil wells

Army Col. Myles B. Caggins III, a spokesman for the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, said the mechanized forces moving in to Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, hailed from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat team, a National Guard unit from South Carolina.

6 years ago

CENTCOM commander releases video of raid on Baghdadi compound, which now looks like a ‘parking lot with large potholes'

The compound — located about four miles from the Turkish border near Syria’s Idlib province — now “looks pretty much like a parking lot with large potholes."

6 years ago

US official predicts Islamic State will replace slain leader

A U.S. counterterrorism official said Wednesday he expects a new Islamic State leader to emerge after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned that the extremist group’s planning of major attacks probably will go on as before.

6 years ago

Al-Baghdadi’s ‘number one replacement’ is dead, Trump says

U.S. troops have taken down the top replacement for ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to President Donald Trump.

By Diana Stancy

6 years ago

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.

By Shawn Snow and Howard Altman

6 years ago

Syrian Kurds increase security at prisons after al-Baghdadi’s death; a 2nd ISIS leader may have been killed in separate operation

Syrian Kurdish forces said Monday they are increasing security at prisons and detention facilities holding tens of thousands of Islamic State militants and supporters, including foreigners, following the death of the extremist group’s leader in a U.S. military raid.

6 years ago

Injured military dog who chased down al-Baghdadi returned to full duty

The military working dog who chased down ISIS leader al-Baghdadi was slightly injured during the raid and has been returned to duty.

6 years ago

Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi leaves a legacy of terror

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish an Islamic “caliphate” across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthlessly calculating leader of the Islamic State group who brought terror to the heart of Europe and set up a short-lived organization so extreme that it was shunned even by al-Qaida.

6 years ago

Al-Baghdadi’s death a blow, but ISIS has survived other losses

The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks the demise of one of the most brutally effective jihadist leaders of modern times — a man who commanded tens of thousands of fighters from around the world, carved out a territorial caliphate in the Middle East and refined a horrific ideology that survives him.

6 years ago

Trump says al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog’ in US commando raid in Syria

Al-Baghdadi’s last moments alive were spent in “panic and dread” as the ISIS leader was “terrified of the American forces bearing down on him," and he died “whimpering and crying and screaming” like a coward, Trump told reporters Sunday.

By Shawn Snow and Howard Altman

6 years ago