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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,

Task & Purpose · 1h

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

Revolution Daily on MSN · 20h

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.

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How Iran Lost Syria

For much of the past decade, Assad’s regime, bolstered by unwavering support from Iran and Russia, brutally suppressed ...

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Iraq halts oil exports to Syria amid regional instability

By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq has suspended crude oil exports to Syria, citing regional instability, in a move that threatens to ...

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US military mission in Syria will pose an early dilemma for Trump

The Assad regime’s abrupt collapse has thrust America’s long-standing military mission in Syria into uncertainty, as the ...

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What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

There’s not a whole lot of moral clarity available in the treacherous political and historical landscape of Syria, except ...

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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 ...

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He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.

Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...

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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 ...

The Royal Gazette10hOpinion

What a united Syria looks like

Is this the fall or the rise of Syria? Depending on where one stands, it foreshadows the answer to that question. Given the ...

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On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Friday to work with Iraq to ensure no resurgence of the Islamic State group ...

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Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq in Syria Diplomacy Effort

Blinken said he spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani about the situation in Syria after the Assad regime's ...

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Trump could face renewed ISIS threat in Syria as Turkey goes after US ally

Concerns are mounting that President-elect Trump could face an ISIS resurgence in Syria as Turkey-backed forces hit U.S.-allied SDF troops in a move that could divide the coalitions abilities to fight ...

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