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Syria says repelled drone attack from Iraq on US baseSyrian forces successfully intercepted four drones launched from Iraq targeting a US base in Qasrak. Syria's assistant defence minister sta...
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US forces targeted in Syria, no casualties: OfficialAmerican and allied forces in Syria were targeted in an attack by drones, according to a militant group. The attack did not cause any casua...
US military denies American troops in Syria were attackedEarlier Sunday, Siyamend Ali, a spokesman for the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said two rockets were fired at al-Oma...
US military denies American troops in Syria were attackedEarlier Sunday, Siyamend Ali, a spokesman for the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said two rockets were fired at al-Oma...
Trump threatens to devastate Turkey if it hits US-backed Kurdish forcesThe US troop withdrawal has left America's Kurdish allies vulnerable to an attack from Turkey. Ankara views the Kurdish forces as terrorist...
Trump defends Syria pullout during surprise visit to IraqTrump said he had told his advisers, "let's get out of Syria," but was persuaded to stay, before deciding last week to bring the 2,000 troo...
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis resigns over policy differences with TrumpAccording to reports, 68-year-old Mattis went to the White House on Thursday afternoon in a last attempt to convince Trump to keep US troop...
Defence Secretary Mattis to retire in February, says Trump"General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defen...
US presence in Syria was to destroy ISIS, not to end civil war: White HouseThe decision, a sharp reversal from previously stated US policy, surprised foreign allies and lawmakers. Many analysts believe that a withd...