On Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces launched airstrikes against "multiple" ISIS camps in Syria a day earlier. "US Central Command forces conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple known ISIS camps in Syria in the early morning of October...
Report: Israeli Commandos Conducted Ground Raid in Syria
Israeli commandos dropped into Syria from helicopters on Sunday and conducted a raid against an alleged missile production site, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing US and other Western officials. Syrian media reported heavy Israeli airstrikes in Syria on...
US Says It Captured ISIS ‘Facilitator’ in Syria With Kurdish Forces
US Central Command said Monday that its forces, along with the Kurdish-led SDF, captured an ISIS "facilitator" in Syria who was responsible for breaking other ISIS members out of prison. "During the early morning hours of September 1, CENTCOM forces and SDF captured...
US Says It Killed Senior Member of Hurras al-Din in Syria
The US military said Friday that its forces launched a strike in Syria that killed Abu-Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, who was described as a "senior leader" of Hurras al-Din, an al-Qaeda offshoot that operates in northwestern Syria. "Hurras al-Din is an al-Qaeda-associated...
Pentagon: Eight US Troops Wounded in Syria Attack Last Week
The Pentagon said Tuesday that a total of eight US troops were wounded in a drone attack that hit a US base in northeast Syria on Friday. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said all eight troops were treated for smoke inhalation and traumatic brain injuries....
Oregon National Guard Sends Off 230 Soldiers to Iraq and Syria
The Oregon National Guard is sending off 230 guardsmen to Iraq and Syria amid soaring tensions in the Middle East as the US is pledging to defend Israel from an expected Iranian reprisal attack. The US has about 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 troops occupying eastern...
Several US Troops Injured in Drone Attack in Syria
Several US troops and other members of a US-led coalition were injured in a Friday drone attack on a US base in northeast Syria, Reuters reported on Saturday. The US military initially said there were no casualties in the attack but later found minor injuries,...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Central Syria, Wounding Four Soldiers
Israeli airstrikes targeted central Syria on Thursday as tensions are soaring in the region amid anticipation of an Iranian reprisal attack on Israel. A Syrian military source told Al Mayadeen that the strikes targeted several military sites and injured four Syrian...
Syrian Arab Tribes Attack US-Backed Kurdish Forces in Deir Ezzor
On Wednesday, Arab tribesmen launched a major attack on the US-backed Kurdish SDF in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province, and reports say US helicopters helped defend the Kurdish forces. According to Turkey's Daily Sabah, the Arab tribes attacked seven villages,...
Druze Mourn 12 Children Killed by Rocket in Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights
On Sunday, members of the Arab Druze community in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights mourned 12 children who were killed when a rocket hit a soccer field in the village of Majdal Shams a day earlier. Israel has pinned the blame for the rocket strike on Hezbollah,...