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900 US Troops Heading To Middle East Amid Heightened Tensions
About 900 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria
U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war.
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Pics: Russian, US Troops Share Rare Moment Amid Syria Fighting
US and Russian troops exchanged friendly greetings and posed for pictures together over the weekend on a northeast Syria highway in a rare display of congeniality between the rival forces.
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"Great Day For America," Say US Leaders Over Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death
Congratulating American troops for their daring air raid in northwest Syria that led to the death of the world's most wanted terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, top US leaders on Sunday described it as a great day for America and praised President Donald Trump for the secret mission.
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US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight
The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
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Syrian Kurds See American Betrayal And Warn Alliance Against ISIS Is Now In Doubt
For the past five years, Syrian Kurds have stood alongside the United States in its effort to vanquish the Islamic State, in the process securing control over a vast area of Syria they hoped would form the nucleus of an autonomous Kurdish region.
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"Turkey Will Now Be Responsible For All ISIS fighters": White House
US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near the border with Turkey, nor will they support Ankara's "long-planned operation" into the country, the White House said on Sunday.
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US To Leave 200 American Peacekeepers In Syria After Pullout
The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.
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US Asks Countries To Repatriate, Prosecute Terrorists From Syria
The United States urged countries Monday to repatriate and prosecute at home ISIS sympathisers captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France as Washington withdraws troops.
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US Has Begun Pulling Equipment, Not Troops From Syria: Official
The US military has started moving non-essential equipment out of Syria but it is not withdrawing troops for now, a defense official said Friday as the Pentagon sought to clarify an earlier statement.
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Order For US Military Withdrawal From Syria Signed, Says Pentagon
The order has been signed for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria, where they have been deployed to assist in the war against ISIS, a US military spokesperson said on Sunday.
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The Phone Call That Set US Defence Secretary's Resignation In Motion
When he spoke to President Donald Trump on the telephone a week ago Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's agenda had not changed from when they met two weeks earlier at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina.
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"Time For Others To Finally Fight": Trump Defends US Withdrawal From Syria
US President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his surprise decision to declare victory over ISIS militants in Syria and completely withdraw US troops from the country, amid criticism from some Republicans and concern from allies and some US military commanders.
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Trump's Call To Pull Troops From Syria Denounced By Friends, Foes
President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered a parting snub to one of his biggest congressional critics, as even his Republican allies laid into administration officials for the White House's surprise announcement that U.S. troops would be withdrawing from Syria because, as the president put it on Twitter, Islamic State forces there had been "defe...
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US Weighs Deploying Up To 1,000 'Reserve' Troops For ISIS Fight
US President Donald Trump's administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against ISIS as U.S.-backed fighters accelerate the offensive in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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900 US Troops Heading To Middle East Amid Heightened Tensions
About 900 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria
U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war.
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Pics: Russian, US Troops Share Rare Moment Amid Syria Fighting
US and Russian troops exchanged friendly greetings and posed for pictures together over the weekend on a northeast Syria highway in a rare display of congeniality between the rival forces.
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"Great Day For America," Say US Leaders Over Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death
Congratulating American troops for their daring air raid in northwest Syria that led to the death of the world's most wanted terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, top US leaders on Sunday described it as a great day for America and praised President Donald Trump for the secret mission.
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US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight
The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
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Syrian Kurds See American Betrayal And Warn Alliance Against ISIS Is Now In Doubt
For the past five years, Syrian Kurds have stood alongside the United States in its effort to vanquish the Islamic State, in the process securing control over a vast area of Syria they hoped would form the nucleus of an autonomous Kurdish region.
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"Turkey Will Now Be Responsible For All ISIS fighters": White House
US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near the border with Turkey, nor will they support Ankara's "long-planned operation" into the country, the White House said on Sunday.
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US To Leave 200 American Peacekeepers In Syria After Pullout
The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.
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US Asks Countries To Repatriate, Prosecute Terrorists From Syria
The United States urged countries Monday to repatriate and prosecute at home ISIS sympathisers captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France as Washington withdraws troops.
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US Has Begun Pulling Equipment, Not Troops From Syria: Official
The US military has started moving non-essential equipment out of Syria but it is not withdrawing troops for now, a defense official said Friday as the Pentagon sought to clarify an earlier statement.
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Order For US Military Withdrawal From Syria Signed, Says Pentagon
The order has been signed for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria, where they have been deployed to assist in the war against ISIS, a US military spokesperson said on Sunday.
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The Phone Call That Set US Defence Secretary's Resignation In Motion
When he spoke to President Donald Trump on the telephone a week ago Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's agenda had not changed from when they met two weeks earlier at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina.
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"Time For Others To Finally Fight": Trump Defends US Withdrawal From Syria
US President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his surprise decision to declare victory over ISIS militants in Syria and completely withdraw US troops from the country, amid criticism from some Republicans and concern from allies and some US military commanders.
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Trump's Call To Pull Troops From Syria Denounced By Friends, Foes
President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered a parting snub to one of his biggest congressional critics, as even his Republican allies laid into administration officials for the White House's surprise announcement that U.S. troops would be withdrawing from Syria because, as the president put it on Twitter, Islamic State forces there had been "defe...
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US Weighs Deploying Up To 1,000 'Reserve' Troops For ISIS Fight
US President Donald Trump's administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against ISIS as U.S.-backed fighters accelerate the offensive in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials told Reuters.
