U.S. Weighs Destinations for Islamic State Detainees in Syria

Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that US Special Forces killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State, during a raid in the Idlib province of Syria on Satur.....»»

Hussein Malla/Associated Press US-backed Kurdish fighters have halted operations for now against Islamic State in Syria as Turkey launches a military offensive in Syria's northeast, two US officials and a Kurdish military source said on.....»»

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to give a green light to a Turkish military offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria effectively abandons one of America’s closest allies in the fight against Islamic State to an uncertain future......»»

NEWS ALERT: President Trump declares victory over the Islamic State  US-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State’s (IS) last territory in Syria Saturday, eliminating its rule over a self-proclaime.....»»

U.S.-backed forces have resumed their assault to capture Islamic State’s last patch of territory in eastern Syria, ending a truce that allowed for an evacuation before an intense final battle......»»

The United States will expand its role in Syria, Secretary of Defense James Mattis has said. The expansion comes in response to increased Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) offensives .....»»

Waves of African Refugees Heading to Europe Islamic State leaders who fled Syria are now conspiring with terrorist groups in Africa to use food as a recruitment tool a.....»»

ISIS has agreed to surrender its final stronghold south of Damascus, but the Syrian military and allies continue to fight until talks are finalized......»»

A militant group bred from al Qaeda is consolidating its power in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, where extremists have taken hold as the U.S. focuses on fighting Islamic State remnants elsewhere in the country......»»

Yarmouk, Syria's biggest camp for Palestinian refugees, has been under the control of Islamic State fighters for years.....»»

The Trump administration is seeking to assemble an Arab force to replace the U.S. military contingent in Syria and help stabilize the northeastern part of the country after the defeat of Islamic State, U.S. officials said......»»

The Trump administration is seeking to assemble an Arab force to replace the U.S. military contingent in Syria and help stabilize the country’s northeast after the defeat of Islamic State, U.S. officials said......»»

The Trump administration is seeking to assemble an Arab force to replace the U.S. military contingent in Syria and help stabilize the northeastern part of the country after the defeat of Islamic State, U.S. officials said......»»

The U.S. military has decided to release an American man who has been held for months as a suspected enemy combatant at a secret location in Iraq, court documents show, and plans to set him free in Syria......»»

US Marine Corps U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year be.....»»

US Army A U.S. Army artillery unit is pounding Islamic State fighters inside Syria from a remote desert camp just inside Iraq. About 150 Marines and soldiers appear to be stationed at the base, in addi.....»»

Islamic State fighters who fled into the desert to escape U.S.-backed forces in Syria and Iraq are staging renewed attacks, as friction among foreign powers hampers efforts to finish the terror group off......»»

A suicide car bombing on Tuesday killed 14 newly reconciled fighters from pro-government and rebel ranks in an attack on a south Syrian village claimed by the Islamic State group. The Brita.....»»

Hundreds of inmates radicalized during the war in Syria and the rise of Islamic State will be released from French prisons before the end of next year......»»

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversees the fight against Islamic State, expressed firm reservations about President Donald Trump’s hopes of working more closely with Russia in Syria......»»