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US Military Now Planning To Keep 1,000 Troops On The Ground In Syria

Via Middle East Eye, Pres.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 18th, 2019

US Special Operations Command is looking for light attack aircraft to keep watch on ground troops

US Air Force Photo by Ethan D. Wagner The US military's sp.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 7th, 2020

US Officials Say Soleimani Was Planning Attacks On Diplomatic Targets In Syria, Lebanon

US Officials Say Soleimani Was Planning Attacks On Diplomatic Targets In Syria, Lebanon Top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was plotting to attack American military, diplomatic and financial targets in Syria an.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 4th, 2020

What Bashar Assad"s victory looks like in Syria — "totally and utterly triumphalist"

Syrian government forces, backed by Russian troops, retook Ghouta in April 2018, after pummeling the city for years. On the ground in Ghouta, Bashar Assad's forces have reveled in their victor.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 26th, 2019

Some US troops guarding oil fields in Syria are reportedly still waiting for military orders — including when and how they could attack the enemy

Andrew Burton/Reuters US troops st.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 4th, 2019

Trump has delivered what Russia wants in Syria — at zero cost — and "Putin likely can"t believe his luck"

Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS "Putin likely can't believe his luck" at Trump's withdrawal of US troops from the Kurdish region on the border of Syria and Turkey, a Western military official from the anti-ISIS coalition told Insider. Syrian t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 14th, 2019

The US troop withdrawal from northern Syria could reinvigorate ISIS

The Trump administration said Sunday that US troops would pull out of northeastern Syria ahead of a possible Turkish military operation in the area. The withdrawal, .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 7th, 2019

Discord Hits Merkel"s Coalition After US Requests More German Troops In Syria

Is President Trump planning to make good on his longtime promise of a "full" and "c.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJul 8th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: U.S. military now may leave nearly 1,000 troops in Syria

The U.S. military is crafting plans to keep nearly 1,000 forces in Syria, U.S. officials said, a shift that comes three months after President Donald Trump ordered a complete withdrawal and is far more than the White House originally intended......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 17th, 2019

US Opens New Military Base In Former ISIS Stronghold

So much for President Donald Trump's promises to pull US troops out of Syria. Despite the U.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 17th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Trump wants Arab allies to send troops to Syria, to replace U.S. forces

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 17th, 2018

The Wall Street Journal: Trump administration wants Arab allies to send troops to Syria to replace U.S. forces

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 16th, 2018

4000 US Troops Launch Massive Military Drill On Edge Of Syria

4000 US Troops Launch Massive Military Drill On Edge Of Syria.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 15th, 2018

The US, Britain, and France launched coordinated military strikes against Syria — photos from the ground show how it"s playing out

REUTERS/Feras Makdesi US-led missile strikes against the Syrian regime.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 14th, 2018

Trump will reportedly warn Russia in advance where in Syria the US will strike

Reuters President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to tip off Russia's military before launching any attacks. The US tries hard to avoid killing Russians in Syria, des.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 12th, 2018

Russia May React to US Intervention in Syria

The head of the Duma defense committee and former commander of Russian airborne troops has said Moscow would take all measures, including military ones, in response to a possible US strike on government forces.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsApr 10th, 2018

Trump"s generals tried to talk him out of pulling US troops from Syria — he didn"t want to hear it

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais President Donald Trump reportedly wants an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Syria. Top military officials reportedly tried to push back on the demand. Trump countered with .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2018

Suspected Israeli airstrike reportedly kills dozens of Iranian troops in Syria

Danny Makki via Twitter The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new "aggre.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 30th, 2018

These photos of US troops hammering ISIS in Syria and then playing baseball are straight outta "Apocalypse Now"

US Army About a mile from the Iraqi-Syrian border is a US military fire base where approximately 150 Marines and soldiers are still hammering ISIS in Syria with artillery.  "To get to the firebase, you fly.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 5th, 2018

Drones and armored vehicles are protecting US troops in the terror fight in Africa

Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Runser/US ArmyDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. military in Africa has taken steps to increase the security of troops on the ground, adding armed drones and armored veh.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 31st, 2018

Russia reportedly says it is prepared to attack a key base where dozens of US troops are stationed in Syria

Rodi Said/Reuters Russia has reportedly warned the US that its military and allied Syrian forces were ready to attack a key US-held base in Syria, acc.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 6th, 2018