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.
US provided ‘limited ground support’ to Syrian fighters battling ISIS
The U.S. has provided some ground support to Kurdish forces.
US carried out airstrikes in Syria against ISIS
The airstrikes were in response to the ISIS group unleashing its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three years ago.
New in 2022: A changing outlook for air warfare in US Central Command
The Air Force is pivoting to a longer-range role in the Mideast that depends on drones.
Paratrooper charged in Syria shootout acquitted of all charges
The soldier’s attorney argued that the patrol briefed leaders that it would go to the checkpoint and the alleged threats were intended to deter an attack.
By Kyle Rempfer
XVIII Airborne Corps commander set to be next CENTCOM boss
Lt. Gen. Erik Kurilla has been nominated for the military's top Middle East job.
US military coalition in Syria takes out rocket launch sites
The strikes against the launch sites apparently were conducted by U.S. forces, but a statement issued by the coalition did not specify who carried them out.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Civilians may have been killed in latest US drone strike on al-Qaida in Syria
CENTCOM officials did not name the individual targeted or say how many civilian casualties may have resulted from the strike.
US defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain
America’s top defense official vowed Saturday to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its “dangerous use” of suicide drones in the wider Mideast.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
‘We must work harder,’ SECDEF says as Pentagon grapples with civilian casualties of airstrikes
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged to review strike procedures to better avoid casualties.
Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria
U.S. officials say they believe Iran was behind the drone attack last week at the military outpost in southern Syria where American troops are based.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press