US Troops
Acting Pentagon chief visits Iraq, discusses Syria withdrawal
Middle East
February 12, 2019
Acting Pentagon chief visits Iraq, discusses Syria withdrawal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for an unannounced visit to Iraq…
Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday,…
US names three killed in Syria blast claimed by Islamic State
Middle East
January 19, 2019
US names three killed in Syria blast claimed by Islamic State
(Reuters) – A US Navy servicewoman and a former Navy SEAL are among the four Americans killed in a…
Trump giving ‘new life’ to IS, former envoy says
Middle East
January 19, 2019
Trump giving ‘new life’ to IS, former envoy says
President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops from Syria was made without deliberation, left allies “bewildered” and has…
US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops
Middle East
January 12, 2019
US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops
The US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defense…
Pompeo launches Mideast tour vowing no IS return
Middle East
January 8, 2019
Pompeo launches Mideast tour vowing no IS return
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Tuesday in Jordan on a Middle East tour to show commitment to…
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
Middle East
January 6, 2019
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the US military withdrawal from…
Taliban kill 21 Afghan security forces, threaten city: official
World
January 2, 2019
Taliban kill 21 Afghan security forces, threaten city: official
Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in…
Trump appears to slow Syria troop pullout plan
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Trump appears to slow Syria troop pullout plan
President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Monday on shock plans for an immediate pullout of US troops from Syria,…
Trump moves up defense chief’s exit to January 1
World
December 24, 2018
Trump moves up defense chief’s exit to January 1
Donald Trump on Sunday announced he will replace Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan, speeding up…