The Pentagon said on Monday that the US has more troops deployed in Iraq than it has been disclosing, an admission that comes after it revealed there are significantly more US troops in Syria than the US has said. For years, the Pentagon has said there are 900 troops...
The US is considering removing the al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from the list of US-designated terror organizations after the group led the offensive that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Washington Post reported that US officials...
Just over a week after taking Aleppo, the Syrian Islamist fighters led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have seized another major city. This time, they have taken Hama, Syria’s fourth largest city, which had not fallen during the protracted Syrian Civil War. Senior...
The US military announced on Monday that it launched multiple strikes against "Iranian-aligned" targets in Syria, referring to Shia militias that are allied with Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed in a press release that the strikes were launched in...
The Iraqi government on Wednesday denied reports that Iran is planning to launch a major attack against Israel from Iraqi territory, saying the rumors were "false pretexts" meant to justify aggression against Iraq. "Iraq’s national interests demand distancing its land...
The Biden administration has warned the Iraq government that if it allows Iran to attack Israel from its soil, the US won't stop Israel from striking Iraq, Axios reported on Tuesday. The report said US and Israeli intelligence believe that Iran is preparing to launch...
US Central Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces were involved in 95 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since August 29. Some of the operations were conducted with Iraqi government forces in Iraq and Kurdish-led forces in Syria. The US also...
Israeli sources told Axios on Thursday that Israeli intelligence suggests Iran is preparing to launch a reprisal attack on Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days and that it could happen before the November 5 US presidential election. The Israeli sources said...
US Central Command said in a press release on Wednesday that its forces conducted a series of airstrikes in Syria on October 28 and claimed the operation killed 35 ISIS members. "The strikes targeted multiple ISIS locations in the Syrian desert, targeting multiple...
The US placed a fleet of fighter jets in the Middle East on stand-by to rescue Israeli pilots if their attack on Iran failed, Israel's Army Radio reported on Sunday. "Israel and the US coordinated a plan to ensure the safe extraction of pilots should the operation...
