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Syria, Pentagon and US troops

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 — a dramatic increase that the Pentagon revealed Thursday, acknowledging that the added troops have been there for months or even more than a year.

Task & Purpose · 2d

More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures

In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years

CNN · 2d

Number of US troops in Syria has steadily increased over time, Pentagon now says

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops the US has long said are in Syria,

Revolution Daily on MSN · 3d

U.S. Military Admits to Higher Number of Troops in Syria Than Disclosed

The Pentagon has acknowledged that the number of U.S. troops in Syria is approximately 2,000, more than double the previously reported figure of 900. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder explained that the additional forces are temporary rotational units deployed to support the mission against Islamic State militants.

Syria dissolves rebel factions

Reuters · 1d

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Live Briefing: Syria’s new leaders dissolve rebel factions, merge them under Defense Ministry

The leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group that led the assault that ultimately toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has reached an agreement with other rebel leaders in its coalition to dissolve their factions and merge them under the Defense Ministry,

The New York Times · 17h

Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government

As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the country, they pursued former government forces loyal to the Assad regime, resulting in deadly clashes in parts of the country.

Middle Eastern powers begin outreach to Syria’s new leaders

Qatar and Jordan are the latest in the region to send delegations to meet with Syria’s new leaders, including Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

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Israel's borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with ...

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President-elect Trump’s Syria dilemma: Intervene or let it turn into terror state

President Trump’s dilemma in Syria is to let a terrorist state emerge at the heart of the Middle East on his watch or to ...

3dOpinion

After Assad: What’s next for Syria?

Syria is in chaos. The danger to Israel and the West is that the next Syrian regime will be no friendlier than Assad was.

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Opinion: With Syria’s dictator gone, the risk of an ISIS resurgence grows

After more than 53 years of a brutal dictatorship and nearly 14 years of debilitating conflict, the Assad government fell in ...

3dOpinion

Assad’s fall in Syria opens a window to find and free Austin Tice

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has led to the freeing of tens of thousands of prisoners from the country’s brutal and ...

Senior U.S. Diplomats Meet With Governing Militias in Syria

The U.S. officials in Damascus are also looking for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S ...

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US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed ...

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In first in-person contact, US officials met Syria's HTS in Damascus

U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus held Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by ...

Foreign Affairs5d

The Path to a Better Syria

After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and ...

For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief

Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls ...

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