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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat.

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Syria Needs US Troop Presence to Thwart Islamic State: Pentagon Chief

Since the fall of President Bashar Assad regime, tensions across the Middle East have continued to remain high.

Task & Purpose · 18d

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

YAHOO!News · 22d

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.

Air Force Times on MSN · 2d

US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says

U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

koco.com · 2d

US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, defense secretary says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlines the necessity of U.S. troops in Syria to counter IS threats and stabilize the region post-Assad.

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More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously Disclosed

A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early ...

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Some groups might exploit American presence in Syria: US official

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - United States Acting Under Secretary of State John Bass said on Friday that some groups may be ...

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Exclusive: Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say

U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...

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TURES COLUMN: Trump Must Not Abandon The U.S. And The Kurds’ Battle Against ISIS Again

As the dust settles on the terrible terror attack in New Orleans, we learned it was a homegrown terrorist and not one who allegedly crossed our so-called “open borders.” We also found out that the ...

A-10s still flying in Iraq and Syria even as ‘Warthog’ units get put out to pasture

A-10s are loved by ground troops for their ability to fly “danger close” missions against enemy forces, but the aircraft will ...

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Non-US soldier killed, 2 others injured in US-led strike against ISIS in Iraq, CENTCOM says

The U.S. military led strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq in the past week that resulted in the capture of an ISIS ...

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US Doubled Its Amount of Troops in Syria Before Assad's Fall: Pentagon

The first American ground troops entered Syria in late 2015 to fight the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. The U.S. previously said there were 900 troops in Syria. The Pentagon had been ...

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The Best Way for America to Help the New Syria

But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...

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Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war

The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...

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