US to reduce military footprint in Syria to fewer than 1,000 troops
The departure would return force levels to where they had been for years, after the U.S. and its allies waged a multiyear campaign to defeat ISIS.
By Tara Copp, AP and Beth Sullivan
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Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed, Iraq says
Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said.
Kurdish forces in Syria accidentally shot down US Reaper drone
The U.S. recovered parts of the downed Reaper and destroyed the rest.
How the US is countering ISIS during Syria’s upheaval
The U.S. and its partners want to ensure the Islamic State can’t fill the leadership void following President Bashar Assad’s overthrow, officials said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US believes Marine vet is alive after disappearing in Syria in 2012
President Joe Biden says the U.S. government believes Austin Tice is alive and Washington is committed to bringing him home after Bashar Assad’s ouster.
By Eric Tucker and Aamer Madhani
US strikes 75 ISIS targets in Syria after Assad regime collapses
The strikes come as America's presence in the country is increasingly in doubt.
Three US personnel being tested for brain injuries after Syria attack
The testing for potential traumatic brain injury comes after the latest attacks on U.S. forces in the country.
A-10s are being spotted in Syria. Here’s how they’re being used.
"The self-defense actions … were in no way related to ongoing operations in and around Aleppo or northwest Syria."
Militants attacked US positions across Middle East over the weekend
No U.S. injuries were reported, according to the Pentagon.
Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack as war rages on
The U.S. military has stood with Israel since Hamas' attack into the country on Oct. 7, 2023, and suffered attacks on Middle Eastern positions as well.
US airstrikes in Syria kill 37 militants tied to ISIS, al-Qaida
U.S. Central Command said it struck Syria on Tuesday, targeting a senior militant from the al-Qaida-linked Hurras al-Deen group and eight others.
Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrike
Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel amid weeks of intensified fighting.
By Melanie Lidman