Pentagon Admits It’s Been Lying About the Number of Troops in Both Iraq and Syria The US has said it has 2,500 troops in Iraq, but the Pentagon says the actual number is higher
Turkey Demands US End Support for Syrian Kurds FM vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to eliminate Kurdish YPG
Israel Seizes New Villages in Southern Syria, Fires on Protesters Opposing Occupation Israeli bulldozers and tanks moving deeper into Syria’s southwest
Pentagon Reveals the US Has More Than Twice the Number of Troops in Syria Than Previously Disclosed The US has 2,000 troops in Syria, far more than the 900 number the Pentagon has been sharing publicly
Report: US Had Foreknowledge of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad and Prepared Other Rebel Group To Join The US helped the RCA, a militia based out of a US military base in southern Syria, coordinate with the al-Qaeda-linked HTS
Turkey Says US State Dept Claims of Ceasefire With Kurds Untrue, Vows to Continue Offensive Turkish officials say talks with SDF ‘out of the question’
Turkey, Allies Violate Extended Ceasefire With Syrian Kurds, Dozens Killed Turkish drone attacks Kurdish radio station in Kobani
Report: Netanyahu Orders IDF To Occupy Syria’s Mount Hermon Until End of 2025 Israel's Channel 12 said the occupation opens up a 'new front' for Israel
Israel Passing Messages to Syria’s HTS, But Turkey’s Influence Is a Concern Both Turkey and Israel backed regime change, but may spar over control of post-Assad Syria
HTS Leader Julani Says Syria Won’t Be Used as a ‘Launchpad’ To Attack Israel Julani says he is committed to a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Israel, which established a buffer zone along the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights