Ex-Syrian official claims Austin Tice was killed in 2013
The U.S. government is investigating the claim that the Marine veteran was executed.
By Todd South
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Kurdish forces in Syria accidentally shot down US Reaper drone
The U.S. recovered parts of the downed Reaper and destroyed the rest.
Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria, says official
Trump became focused on Syria’s oil in October 2019 after he abruptly announced his intention to draw down U.S. troops deployed against ISIS in the area.
US Central Command chief: Important to keep pressure on ISIS
Gen. Frank McKenzie visited four U.S. outposts in Syria. His message Friday was short and direct: U.S. forces remain in Syria to fight the remnants of ISIS.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Gunfight at Syrian checkpoint leads to charges against sergeant first class
A rare gunfight between U.S. paratroopers and pro-Syrian regime forces last summer is at the center of charges preferred in April against an 82nd Airborne Division soldier.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force JTACS training Syrians to help call in helo airstrikes raises questions
Syrian Democratic Forces aren't quite learning to be JTACs, but they've been getting some training.
By Kyle Rempfer
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of ISIS families, arrest 9
A spokesman for the U.S.-backed coalition said coalition forces will provide support during the operation “for early warning and situational awareness.”
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Book excerpt: ‘The West’s War Against Islamic State: Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq’
“The West’s War Against Islamic State” offers the first history of Operation Inherent Resolve and the West’s war against ISIS, from its inception in 2014 to the fall of Raqqa in 2017.
By Andrew Mumford
Book excerpt: ‘The Daughters of Kobani’
The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.
By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Iraqis, Syrians still rely on coalition airpower as troop levels wane
Coalition aircraft conducted dozens of airstrikes and provided aerial intelligence gathering in both countries during the final months of 2020.
By Kyle Rempfer
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
Vehicle collision with Russians injures 4 US troops in Syria
In the most violent skirmish in months between U.S. and Russian forces in Syria, a vehicle collision in the eastern part of the war-torn country left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press