Syria, Pentagon and US troops

Pentagon reveals US has more than double the amount of troops in Syria than previously reported
The Pentagon revealed on Thursday that the US has more than double the amount of troops in Syria than the federal government had previously reported — and the larger force has been in place “for a
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group — a dramatic increase that the Pentagon revealed Thursday, acknowledging that the added troops have been there for months or even more than a year.
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
Once again, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in the Middle East is bigger than it has claimed for years. In fact, after years of claiming that the total number of service members ...
The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses
In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon disclosed on Thursday that U.S. officials have doubled the number of American troops in Syria to support the fight against ISIS.
Pentagon doubled the number of US troops in Syria ‘months’ ahead of Assad’s fall
The U.S. for months has had more than 2,000 troops inside Syria, more than double the 900 troops the Defense Department previously said are on the ground there, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson
Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says
The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops the US has long said are in Syria,
U.S. Military Admits to Higher Number of Troops in Syria Than Disclosed
The Pentagon has acknowledged that the number of U.S. troops in Syria is approximately 2,000, more than double the previously reported figure of 900. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder explained that the additional forces are temporary rotational units deployed to support the mission against Islamic State militants.
Biden directs Pentagon to 'continue its surge' of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attack
U.S. President Joe Biden directed the Pentagon to "continue its surge" of weapons deliveries to Ukraine in response to Russia ...
Joe Biden Called Pentagon Four Times Over New Jersey Mystery Drones: Report
According to the Journal's report, Biden's first called Defense Secretary Lloyd Austinabout the drones on December 12.
Pentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays
The Pentagon is warning that Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost more than 2 million ...
What does Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon believe?
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be US secretary of defense, has an unconventional resume for the ...
China has 600 nukes already, and it wants to beat US missile defenses, the Pentagon says
The Pentagon said China is on track to have over 1,000 warheads by 2030, putting it closer to being a nuclear peer of the US ...
The Pentagon’s response to drones is dangerous and duplicitous
Either officials truly don’t know what’s flying above the United States — an egregious national security failure — or they ...
Fact Check: Pentagon allocated millions, not $86 billion, for DEIA initiatives
Department of Defense budget requests from previous years show the Pentagon allocated tens of millions on Diversity, Equity, ...
Corruption in China's military is threatening Xi Jinping's 2027 modernization goal, the Pentagon says
China suspended a top military official last month, a year after firing its last defense minister — the latest in a series of ...