Iraq sends nearly 2,000 Syrian soldiers

He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.
Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...
US Removes Bounty on New Syrian Leader Who Got His Start With Al-Qaeda
The leader of the rebel forces group that took back Damascus from Bashar al-Assad will now rule without fear of a $10 million ...
More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously Disclosed
A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early ...
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Iraq to begin repatriating Syrian troops who fled offensive
The UN envoy to Syria called for "free and fair" elections after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, voicing hope for a ...
Analysis-Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria's north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara ...
US has twice as many troops in Syria than previously declared, Pentagon says
The Pentagon on Thursday said it has 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, more than twice the 900 it has previously said it has, and ...
Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad’s fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group ...
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Iraq’s future reliant on developments in Syria: EU diplomat
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s future depends on how the developments in Syria unfold after the Baathist regime of Bashar ...
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Syria Is At A Crossroads. What’s At Stake Now?
Can the new government stabilize the country? Additionally, can Washington make sure it doesn’t miss an opportunity to ...
Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown war against US-allied Kurds in Syria
Amid the end of the nearly 14 years of civil war in Syria, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to rekindle a new ...