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Drone that killed US troops may have been mistaken for friendly
Preliminary reports suggest the enemy drone that struck the Tower 22 installation may have been mistaken for an American drone returning to base.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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
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
Louisiana Guard soldier dies after noncombat incident in Syria
First Sgt. Casey J. Hart died in June after suffering an injury the month prior in Syria.
By Army Times staff
CENTCOM: F-15 flies near Iranian airliner over Syria; Iran objects
Iran said it will hold the United States responsible if anything happens to the passenger plane on its way home.
Iran-backed group launches attack near small garrison in Syria housing American special operators
The U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said that Russian warplanes may have targeted the “rogue” group in a series of airstrikes just outside the deconfliction zone of the American garrison.
By Shawn Snow
Congress is worried about an Iranian threat to a small garrison of US commandos in Syria
Located in a remote desert outpost in southern Syria, al-Tanf is far removed from the majority of the anti-ISIS fight raging in northern Syria — instead it’s been the scene of deadly clashes between U.S. forces and Iranian and Syrian regime backed militias.
By Shawn Snow
Pence makes surprise Iraq trip to reassure Kurds, greet troops
Accompanied by his wife, Karen, Pence greeted U.S. troops ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, serving turkey and accompaniments to hundreds of service members at two locations.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
US military convoy withdrawing from Syria pelted with garbage by angry residents
Departing U.S. troops from Syria just cross the border into Iraq Monday.
By Shawn Snow
The end of an era: 60,000 strong US-trained SDF partner force crumbles in a week under heavy Turkish assault
The U.S.-trained force has been abandoned by its American partners and is under sustained assault by Turkish forces and their ragtag crew of proxy fighters — some who have reportedly fought under ISIS and al-Qaida banners.
By Shawn Snow
How the Syrian battlefield is preparing the Corps for a fight with Russia or China
A SOCOM commander said U.S. forces in Syria faced aggressive electronic attack.
By Shawn Snow