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DoD: US-backed force heading to defend Syrian city could be cut from anti-ISIS coalition

The Syriac Military Council — a member of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces — has announced it will send units to fight in Afrin, risking being cut from the global coalition fighting ISIS.

By Kyle Rempfer

7 years ago

American foreign fighter says he can't cross Iraqi border to come home due to Iranian-backed militias

Taylor Hudson, an American volunteer with the Syriac Military Council says he can’t return home because Iranian-backed militias control most of the border crossings between Iraq and Syria.

8 years ago

Marine veteran crossed border into Iraq, still no communication

A Marine veteran temporarily detained by a U.S. backed anti-ISIS militia group crossed the border into Iraq.

8 years ago

US-backed Syrian forces liberate Raqqa

U.S.-backed fighters claim they have liberated ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria.

8 years ago

Marine veteran detained in Syria is missing

Syrian militants claim that former Marine Kevin Howard was freed from detention and crossed the border into Iraq last night. But another American volunteer in Syria says that's false.

8 years ago

American volunteers trying to leave Syria turned away by US Special Forces

One volunteer says U.S. Special Forces turned the desperate Americans away at the gate.

8 years ago