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Pentagon Releases Video, Photos Of Raid That Killed ISIS Chief Baghdadi

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 31, 2019

The Pentagon released video and photos on Wednesday of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

ISIS Founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Top Replacement Killed By US Troops: Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 29, 2019

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the person likely to be first in line to replace ISIS's slain chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has also been "terminated."

US Troops Exiting Syria To Stay 'Temporarily' In Iraq: Pentagon Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 24, 2019

The American troops withdrawing from Syria will stay in Iraq "temporarily" before returning to the United States, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday.

"Small" Number Of US Troops Remain In Syria, Says Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 21, 2019

President Donald Trump said Monday a small number of US troops remain in Syria, some near the border with Jordan and others deployed to secure oil fields.

US Mulls Leaving Some Troops In Syria To Guard Oilfields, Says Pentagon

World News | Reuters | Monday October 21, 2019

The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday.

US Troops Bombed Own Airbase Before Withdrawing From Syria: Report

World News | ANI | Monday October 21, 2019

The US armed forces demolished their own airbase in Al-Hasakah province in northeast Syria before abandoning it and withdrawing troops, Syrian media reported on Sunday.

"Meltdown" In White House Meeting On Syria As Trump, Nancy Pelosi Clash

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 17, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended as "strategically brilliant" his decision to pull US troops out of Syria as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly condemned the move in a rare bipartisan rebuke.

US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.

Up To 1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria, Says Pentagon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 14, 2019

The Pentagon said Sunday President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria -- almost the entire ground force in the war-torn country -- amid an intensifying Turkish assault on Kurdish forces.

US Troops In Syria Came Under Fire From Turkish Incursion: Pentagon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 12, 2019

US troops near the northern Syrian border came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday, a Pentagon spokesman said, warning that the US was prepared to meet aggression with "immediate defensive action."

US Says It Is Increasing Troops In Saudi Arabia Over Iran Threat

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 12, 2019

The Pentagon announced Friday it was bolstering US forces in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh asked for reinforcements following the September 14 drone-and-missile attack on Saudi oil plants which Washington blames on Iran.

Trump Rejects Republican Criticism Of US Troop Pullout Out Of Syria

World News | Reuters | Thursday October 10, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism from fellow Republicans over his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, and dismissed worries that captured Islamic State fighters might escape in the chaos of a Turkish attack.

Syrian Kurds See American Betrayal And Warn Alliance Against ISIS Is Now In Doubt

World News | Liz Sly, Sarah Dadouch and Asser Khateeb, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 8, 2019

For the past five years, Syrian Kurds have stood alongside the United States in its effort to vanquish the Islamic State, in the process securing control over a vast area of Syria they hoped would form the nucleus of an autonomous Kurdish region.

Turkey, Kurds Have To "Figure The Situation Out" After US Pullback: Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 7, 2019

President Donald Trump on Monday justified his decision to withdraw US troops from Turkey's border with Syria, saying the region would have to "figure the situation out" and that America needed to get out of "ridiculous Endless Wars."

"As Soon As Tomorrow": Turkey Preps Syria Offensive As US Pulls Out

World News | Missy Ryan, Kareem Fahim, Sarah Dadouch, Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post | Monday October 7, 2019

The United States began withdrawing American troops from Syria's border with Turkey early Monday, in the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration was washing its hands of an explosive situation between the Turkish military and U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.