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Military officials said that Islamic State leader Dhiya’ Zawba Muslih al-Hardani and his ISIS-affiliated sons “posed a threat ...
"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.
Deployment of Marines and Army Rangers brings total US troops in Syria to 900. — -- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “not going into Syria” amid escalating tensions ...
A U.S. envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace a more inclusive approach ...
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The US is Unlikely to Withdraw Its Troops from the Region
Amid the sweeping changes reshaping the Middle East, debates about the utility of keeping the roughly 40,000 US troops currently deployed across the region. With air and naval bases from Syria to the ...
US troops have pulled out of another two military bases in northeastern Syria, ... In April 2025, the Pentagon announced plans to reduce the number of US troops in Syria to below 1,000.
In a show of force, the U.S. military has sent armored fighting vehicles to eastern Syria to help protect the hundreds of American troops stationed there following a tense encounter with Russian ...
AL SHADADI BASE, Syria (Reuters) -U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop drawdown that the commander of U.S ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior American diplomat has written a highly critical assessment of the Trump administration’s abrupt withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria last month, a decision that ...
The consolidation comes as tensions rise between Iran and Israel, heightening risks for remaining US forces. US troops in Syria's Kurdish northeast will remain in single base near Rmeilan oil fields - ...
That understanding was based on comments from the U.S. special envoy and security talks with Israel, sources said.