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.
Senior al-Qaida leader killed in northwest Syria drone strike: CENTCOM
For the second time in about a month, CENTCOM said a senior al-Qaida leader was killed in a drone strike in northwest Syria.
By Howard Altman
Attack hits Syria base that houses US troops; no US injuries
A military outpost in southern Syria was hit by a coordinated attack on Wednesday, but a U.S. official said no American troops stationed there were injured or killed.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Frontline Photos: Oct. 10, 2021
Marine Venom choppers in Okinawa, artillery soldiers in Syria, F-15E Strike Eagles departing for Greece and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Paratrooper ordered videos deleted after dodgy gunfight in Syria, charge sheets say
U.S. forces were supposed to remain two kilometers away from pro-Syrian regime fighters.
By Kyle Rempfer
Putin slams presence of US, Turkish troops in Syria
Putin said the presence of the foreigners is illegal because they don’t have permission to be there from the United Nations or Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.
US, coalition airstrikes in CENTCOM region plummet amid withdrawal plans
American and coalition aircraft have conducted more than 400 airstrikes across the Middle East since Jan. 1.
Breakneck pace of crises keeps National Guard away from home
Beyond overseas deployments, Guard members have been called in to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and protests against racial injustice.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Two minor injuries in latest rocket attack on Iraqi al-Asad airbase housing US personnel
The incident is the latest in a series of attacks in Iraq and Syria against facilities housing U.S. personnel.
By Howard Altman
Lawmakers say DoD undercounts civilian casualties
The Pentagon says fewer than two dozen civilians were killed in overseas anti-terrorism operations last year, but a pair of lawmakers doesn’t believe them.
By Joe Gould