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.
Coming to TV: ‘Daughters of Kobani’ & the all-female militia that took on ISIS — and won
Fierce combat waged against ISIS fighters hellbent on savage dominion was ravaging Syria in 2014 when a revolution unlike any other began turning the tide.
By J.D. Simkins
Macron calls on Biden for greater US military involvement
French President Emmanuel Macron hoped on Tuesday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will show a greater military commitment to fight against Islamic extremists in several theaters of conflict and especially in the Middle East.
In waning days, Trump shakes up CENTCOM to increase Arab-Israeli efforts against Iran
This move is Trump's Mideast military policy capstone.
By Howard Altman
Top US general in the Mideast says ISIS in Iraq and Syria still long-term threat
While no longer a major security threat, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said ISIS is never going to be defeated unless the international community can address the indoctrination of refugees displaced by years of war.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Coalition aircraft launched almost 35,000 strikes on ISIS targets over six years
A U.S.-led multinational coalition has launched tens of thousands of strikes in Iraq and Syria over the past seven years, weakening the radical group's hold on the region.
By Jared Morgan
Risk to America of maintaining forever-war status quo dangerously high
America absorbs far more risk by not withdrawing from places like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, says the author of this commentary.
By Daniel Davis
Missing Marine vet Austin Tice’s release part of White House official’s secret Syria visit
Marine Corps veteran Austin Tice went missing in Syria in 2012.
My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken
The brother of Austin Tice is urging people to join the campaign to bring the Marine Corps veteran and freelance journalist home.
By Jacob Tice
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By Ben Murray
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
By Kyle Rempfer