Syria, Iraq and Is

Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed, US says
Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa was head of IS's most senior decision-making body, the US Central Command said.
ISIS chief in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
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 US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.
US strike kills military leader of Hurras al-Din in Syria
The attack was one of several in just over a week targeting top officials and organizers for the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
Leader of ISIS in Iraq and Syria killed in military operation, Iraqi prime minister says
On his Truth Social platform Friday night, President Trump wrote that "the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed."
Senior ISIS leader killed in Iraq, Trump says his ‘miserable life was terminated’
The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq’s prime minister announced on Friday. Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces,
Trump claims elimination of ISIS leader in Iraq
US President Donald Trump announced that the ISIS leader in Iraq, Abu Khadija, and another unidentified member of the militant group had been killed. The operation involved US forces in coordination with Iraqi and Kurdish troops,
US Military's Syria Mission 'Unchanged' as Allies Join Islamist Government
A U.S. defense official has told Newsweek that there has been no shift in the Pentagon's mission in Syria after America's ...
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
The deal would allow Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish ...
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Turkey: US forces will remain in Syria, according to CNNTurk
"As Turkey, our determination in the fight against terrorism remains steadfast," sources from the Ministry of Defense stated ...
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After SDF-Damascus deal, a spotlight on US forces in Syria
US forces in eastern Syria continue to work closely with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian Free Army (SFA).
US top diplomat Rubio welcomes Syrian deal with Kurdish forces
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington welcomed an agreement between the Kurdish-led and ...
In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain
Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...
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Rubio Welcomes Integration of US-Backed Syria Democratic Forces Into New Syrian State
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has welcomed the announcement of an agreement integrating Syria’s Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s government. SDF is ...
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Syria FM's Iraq visit focuses on security
Syria's interim foreign minister said in Baghdad on Friday his government was ready to "reinforce cooperation" with Iraq in ...
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Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...