More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...
Iraq sends nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers back home
Iraq started on Thursday to send Syrian soldiers of deposed former leader Bashar al-Assad's army back to their homeland, ...
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive
The Kurds are Washington’s critical ally in Syria, targeting sleeper cells of the extremist Islamic State group scattered ...
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.
What to know about camps in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters
Two camps in northeastern Syria, al-Hol and Roj, hold thousands of alleged Islamic State fighters and their family members. In a new Syria, their fate is in question.
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, ...
President-elect Trump’s Syria dilemma: Intervene or let it turn into terror state
President Trump’s dilemma in Syria is to let a terrorist state emerge at the heart of the Middle East on his watch or to ...
Syria Civil War's New Frontlines Emerge Post-Assad
"I believe there will be violent fighting, the end of which we do not know," a top Syrian Democratic Council official told ...
What is going on in Syria and what the hell does it mean for US troops?
With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and an uncertain future, U.S. troops in the region must navigate a geopolitical ...
Blinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...
Can Syria avoid becoming another Libya or Iraq? A week after Assad’s fall, here are 3 possible futures
The country is deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines, which makes continuing violence one likely scenario.
Blinken makes unannounced Iraq visit as part of Syria diplomacy push
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday and met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...