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The US's Syrian partners are still guarding hundreds of ISIS prisoners
"The Kurds are legit good fighters and they are very easy to work with," a US Army Green Beret told…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Soaring attacks on US forces and others in the Middle East demand firm response to send a message, former top commander says
The former head of US Central Command told Business Insider that these Iran-backed attacks could be…
Jake Epstein
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Republicans are already trumpeting their opposition to accepting Palestinian refugees, even before Israeli forces enter Gaza
Hard-right lawmakers introduced a bill to block Palestinians from entering the US, and Gov. Ron DeS…
Bryan Metzger
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US conducts airstrikes against Syrian pro-regime forces
"In defense of Coalition and partner forces, the Coalition conducted strikes against attacking forc…
David Choi
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NATO ally Turkey is attacking a key US partner force in Syria, and it's upending joint operations against ISIS
The US military revealed earlier this week that local Syrian forces recently carried out a raid and…
Jake Epstein
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What do you do when your country tortures you? Syrian refugees are finding a landmark pathway to justice in German courts.
Former Syrian intelligence officers were convicted in a landmark war-crimes case in Germany. Former…
Charles Davis,Insider staff
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Republicans and Democrats join forces to condemn Russian 'aggression' after a military vehicle crash that injured 4 US troops in Syria
"This is likely to continue until the Russians see that this incurs more costs than benefits for th…
David Choi
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US military confirms that another ISIS leader has been killed in Syria, revealing that he was taken out in a raid by local forces
The previous two ISIS leaders before Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi were eliminated from the …
Jake Epstein
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A massive battle between US and Syrian pro-regime forces reportedly killed several Russians
"Pro-regime forces initiated what appeared to be a coordinated attack on Syrian Democratic Forces e…
Alex Lockie
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Biden needs to use his first trip to Israel to seek justice for the Palestinian-American journalist reportedly killed by Israeli forces
Opinion: Biden's trip to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory is a chance to advance US in…
Dylan Williams
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Turkish strikes are causing chaos on the Syrian border - here's what you need to know
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were an important partner in the US-led fight agains…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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US-backed forces just got ISIS to surrender a Syrian city, and it's not the first time it's happened
This is also not the first such capitulation by ISIS fighters. "Partner forces have negotiated limi…
Daniel Brown
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House Democrats frustrated by Trump's national-security policies have launched a task force
The formation of the task force comes months after a US cruise missile strike at a Syrian airfield …
David Choi
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Here are the winners and losers of Tuesday's crowded Democratic presidential debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders also had a strong performance on Tuesday after recently being hospitalized due …
John Haltiwanger
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Syrian regime: 'We are happy that Clinton did not win'
"They have spent almost all their time trying to eliminate the moderate opposition because they wan…
Alex Lockie
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It looks like Syrian, Russian, and Iranian troops are gearing up for another fight with the US
In a battle between pro-government forces and US-backed forces on February 7, 500 Syrian-aligned so…
Alex Lockie
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US troops were highly visible regulars at the Syrian restaurant where a suicide bomber killed 4 Americans
Manbij was previously a stronghold for ISIS militants until 2016, after the US-backed Syrian Democr…
David Choi
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Trump's shocking decision to pull US troops out of Syria could lead to thousands of ISIS fighters escaping from jail, Syrian official warns
While al Hol is far from the disputed border, the SDF official told Business Insider that the alrea…
Mitch Prothero
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An exiled Syrian journalist tells us what it was like to write under Assad
Once there, he spent a year as a journalist in residence at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism,…
Veronika Bondarenko
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Trump kept Pelosi and key Democrats out of the loop on the strike against ISIS leader al-Baghdadi
NBC News reporter Alex Moe tweeted that other officials in the Democrat-held House including House …