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DC Guard F-16s deploy to Middle East as airstrikes continue
The U.S. has bolstered its combat units in CENTCOM as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spark a larger conflict.
Pentagon disputes British general’s assessment on Iranian threat
U.S. Central Command announced it raised the threat level in Iraq and Syria, rebuking comments made by a top British general with the coalition fighting the Islamic State.
By Kyle Rempfer
Assad vows to ‘liberate every inch of Syria’ from foreign troops
Only the Syrian state can protect groups in northern Syria and the army will “liberate every inch of Syria” from foreign troops, Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday.
Iraqi militia leader wants US troops to leave
The leader of one of the most powerful Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq said Monday that he expects a vote in the coming months by Iraq’s parliament calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, underscoring the jostling for power between Iran and the U.S. in this key Middle Eastern country.
National security adviser Bolton outlines conditions for US pullout from Syria
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group and on Turkey assuring the safety of U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
A look at US involvement in Syria’s civil war
How the U.S. got into the fight, and how Trump is trying to get out.
Deployed border troops are preparing for militias stealing their gear, protester violence, documents show
An estimated 200 armed militia members are on the border and have stolen troops' gear in the past, DoD documents show.
By Tara Copp, AP
US troops in Syria take fire from Turkish proxy fighters
Tensions persist between the U.S. military and its NATO ally in the Syrian region of Manbij.
By Kyle Rempfer
Why did this Iraqi army brigade swap its American Abrams tanks for Russian ones?
An Iraqi armored brigade is trading its American M1A1 Abrams tanks for the Russian T-90S main battle tank — possibly for geopolitical reasons.
By Kyle Rempfer
Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West
Ties between Russia and Turkey are growing closer than ever, as Russia runs into widespread diplomatic fallout from the poisoned spy scandal and Turkey’s relations with its Western allies worsens over human rights issues and its military operations against Kurdish militia in Syria.
Nine Abrams tanks fell into the hands of Iranian-backed militias during anti-ISIS fight
U.S.-issued military equipment, to include as many as nine M1A1 Abrams tanks, fell into the hands of Iranian-backed militias during the turbulent period that swept Iraq as it battled the Islamic State, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday.
By Kyle Rempfer