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Trump says 'ISIS is defeated' — the Pentagon says not quite
President Donald Trump said in an interview on Tuesday that ISIS had been defeated.He's made similar statements before, but military officials have been more circumspect.While ISIS has lost the...
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These are the 10 riskiest countries in the world to visit — and why
Planning for safe travel usually includes leaving contact information and knowing whether it is safe to drink the water — but for some countries, the US State Department suggests more dramatic measures...
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Video shows US troops in Syria coming under fire from a suspected close...
A U.S. patrol came under fire in the Syrian region of Manbij, allegedly from Turkey’s local proxy forces. Earlier this year, Inherent Resolve confirmed to Military Times that coalition forces have...
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Russia says a US Navy spy plane led a drone swarm to attack its base in Syria
A Russian defense official said a January drone swarm attack on a Russian military base in Syria had been commanded from a US Navy P-8A Poseidon.A swarm of 13 drones on January 5 and January 6 targeted...
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Russian military veterans want an international court investigation of...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Groups representing Russian military veterans plan to ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Russia's secret deployment of civilian contractors in Syria, Ukraine...
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The US believes journalist and former Marine Austin Tice is alive and is...
By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Trump administration envoy on Tuesday urged Syria's ally Russia to push for the release of Austin Tice, an American freelance journalist kidnapped in Syria...
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New video shows Russia putting its most advanced stealth fighter to the test...
Russia has been using war-torn Syria as a testbed for its most advanced stealth fighter — the Su-57.The aircraft has flown ten sorties over Syria, the Russian Ministry of Defense said Monday in a...
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Syrian officials say more than 100 people were injured in a chemical attack
A Syrian official and the state news agency say more than 100 people have been treated at hospitals after a suspected poison gas attack by rebels in the northern city of Aleppo.Rebel commanders and...
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US and Russian troops have repeatedly clashed in Syria, a US official revealed
US Ambassador James Jeffrey told the Russian media that US forces have engaged Russian troops on more than one occasion in Syria.The special representative for the Syria conflict was asked about a...
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The Syrian man who was stuck in a Malaysian airport for 7 months has now been...
Syrian refugee, Hassan al Kontar, was stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 for about six months.His story first took social media by storm in March, when he started posting videos of...
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Mattis is ordering US troops to set up observation posts in Northern Syria to...
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has ordered U.S. troops to set up observation posts in northern Syria.The observation posts will help warn Turkey of threats, and to stop the Turkish military from...
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A Syrian refugee who was trapped in an airport for 7 months finally got a...
Hassan Al-Kontar, a 37-year-old refugee from Syria, had been living in the transit area of Kuala Lumpur International Airport for about seven months and was stuck in diplomatic limbo.Al-Kontar vlogged...
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US strike takes out ISIS leader responsible for death of former Army Ranger...
A U.S air strike in Syria has taken out Abu al-Umarayn, an ISIS leader responsible for the 2014 murder of former Army Ranger Peter Kassig.The strike also killed “several other ISIS members,” Army Col....
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One Marine battalion was covering 3 war zones in the Middle East during 2018
A Marine infantry battalion shouldered a large chunk of responsibility for US military operations across the Middle East as it covered down on three war zones.From small fire bases in Syria and Iraq,...
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Russia warns a tourist hotspot in the Mediterranean of 'dangerous and...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday warned authorities in Cyprus not to allow the US military to deploy on their territory, saying such a move would draw a Russian reaction and result in "dangerous...
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The US says the Syrian regime is responsible for the chemical attack last...
The US is accusing forces backed by the Syrian government and Russia of firing tear gas at civilians and falsely claiming it was a rebel chemical weapons attack.A US State Dept. spokesman said Russian...
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US forces and Iraqi fighters are facing each other in a 'Wild West situation'...
Al-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) - From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic State hideouts across the frontier in Syria. But he also keeps a wary...
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America's year in war: All the places US armed forces took or gave fire in 2018
The US military gave or took fire in some form or another in at least seven countries in 2018: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and Libya.At least 15 US soldiers were killed in...
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The Trump administration is reportedly preparing for a 'rapid' withdrawal of...
The United States is considering a total withdrawal of US forces from Syria as it nears the end of its campaign to retake all of the territory once held by Islamic State, US officials told Reuters on...
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Trump declares victory over ISIS as the US prepares to pull all troops out of...
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning that the US has defeated ISIS, which he says was the only reason US troops are in Syria.His declaration of victory comes amid multiple reports, citing...
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