Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging their forces after the latest round of talks. U.S. Read More

Syria 2025 Is Iraq All Over Again | Opinion

The Trump administration's May 2025 announcement in Riyadh, and subsequent executive order in June, lifting all sanctions on Syria and praising al-Sharaa as a "young, attractive guy. Tough guy. Strong ... Read More

ISIS attacks in Syria, Iraq nearly double in one year: Centcom | Fox News

ISIS attacks across Iraq and Syria are ramping up as the terrorist organization looks to boost its capabilities even as the U.S. and its allies continue to employ 'Defeat ISIS Missions'. Read More

Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed, Iraq says - MSN

Al-Rifai was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service and U.S.-led coalition forces, Iraqi officials said. Read More

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Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial ... Read More

Exclusive: Islamic State still a threat in Iraq, US ambassador says

The Islamic State still poses a threat in Iraq and the U.S.-led military coalition's work with Iraq to fully defeat the group is not done, United States Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski told ... Read More

US launched 38 missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria in May

US troops conducted 38 missions with partner forces against ISIS in Iraq and Syria during May. Eight suspected ISIS operatives were killed. Read More

Leader of ISIS in Iraq and Syria killed in military ... - CBS News

The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, U.S. Central ... Read More

In Syria, Milley Says U.S. Troops Are Still Needed to Counter ISIS

In Syria, Milley Says U.S. Troops Are Still Needed to Counter ISIS The nearly eight-year-old American mission in the country has taken a back burner recently, but the Pentagon’s top general, in ... Read More

US says strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen are just “the beginning ...

After two days of widespread military operations in the Middle East, American officials say the airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen are just the beginning. Read More

In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites - Los Angeles Times

Still, war in Syria has proved to be a transnational problem in the past, when the resurgence of Islamic State saw the U.S. lead a coalition of countries in a years-long campaign to destroy the ... Read More

U.S. downplays talk of Iraq withdrawal, says troops will stay in Syria ...

U.S. downplays talk of Iraq withdrawal, says troops will stay in Syria Officials in Baghdad have outlined what they say is an agreed-upon plan to mostly end American military presence there. Read More