Latest "TURKISH INCURSION" stories

There have been no coalition anti-ISIS strikes in Syria since Turkey launched military operations

“Our eyes are always on ISIS remnants. The volume of strikes in Syria now reflects a more precise campaign to find and contain ISIS remnants.”

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

American commando raid to kill al-Baghdadi was launched from al-Asad Air Base, rehearsals conducted in Erbil

The American commando raid that bagged Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was launched from the sprawling al-Asad airbase in Anbar province Iraq, according to a source on the ground with direct knowledge of the operation.

By Shawn Snow and Howard Altman

4 years ago

US to send ‘mechanized forces’ to secure Syrian oil fields

“We are reinforcing that position, it will include some mechanized forces," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

The US is pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, but the tonnage of airdropped supplies is spiking

2019 thus far is the second highest amount of pounds of cargo dropped in support of OIR since the U.S. launched operations to combat ISIS militants rampaging the region in 2014.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region

The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.

By Howard Altman, Meghann Myers and Shawn Snow

4 years ago

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

4 years ago