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US troops relocating from Syria have four weeks to stay in Iraq
U.S. troops “transiting” in Iraq will depart the country before moving to Kuwait, Qatar, or the United States, Iraq’s Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari told the Associated Press Wednesday.
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Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China
A fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks will be held in China next week, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said Tuesday, raising hopes for renewed negotiations, even as violence surges in Afghanistan’s 18-year war.
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What Trump gets wrong about war against the Islamic State
President Donald Trump has made several incorrect or misleading statements about the five-year battle against the Islamic State group as he seeks to end what he calls “endless wars” and explain an abrupt abandonment of America’s Kurdish partners in the face of a Turkish offensive.
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US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
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Defense Secretary Esper to urge NATO to pay more to protect Saudi Arabia from Iran
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he will urge allies later this week to contribute more to the defense of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region to counter threats from Iran.
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Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with accord after American troops withdraw
The leaders of Russia and Turkey announced an agreement Turkey for their two countries’ forces to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters. The deal would seal the two countries’ power in Syria, filling the void left by departing American troops after President Donald Trump abruptly ordered their…
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Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq’s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey’s invasion of the border region.
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Brett McGurk warns that ISIS threats are likely to reemerge
“I think the ability of the United States to hold the SDF intact, which is critical to mitigating the risk of an ISIS resurgence, is draining by the day,” McGurk said.
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High stakes for Putin, Erdogan summit on northeast Syria
Turkey’s president is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in talks crucial to the outcome of Turkey’s latest incursion into northern Syria , and to the broader Syrian war.
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Some American troops may stay in Syria to guard oil fields, Esper says
The U.S. may leave some forces in Syria to secure oil fields and make sure they don’t fall into the hands of a resurgent Islamic State, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday, even though President Donald Trump has insisted he is pulling troops out of the country and getting out of “endless wars.”
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US troops relocating from Syria have four weeks to stay in Iraq
U.S. troops “transiting” in Iraq will depart the country before moving to Kuwait, Qatar, or the United States, Iraq’s Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari told the Associated Press Wednesday.
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Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China
A fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks will be held in China next week, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said Tuesday, raising hopes for renewed negotiations, even as violence surges in Afghanistan’s 18-year war.
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What Trump gets wrong about war against the Islamic State
President Donald Trump has made several incorrect or misleading statements about the five-year battle against the Islamic State group as he seeks to end what he calls “endless wars” and explain an abrupt abandonment of America’s Kurdish partners in the face of a Turkish offensive.
-
US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
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Defense Secretary Esper to urge NATO to pay more to protect Saudi Arabia from Iran
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he will urge allies later this week to contribute more to the defense of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region to counter threats from Iran.
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Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with accord after American troops withdraw
The leaders of Russia and Turkey announced an agreement Turkey for their two countries’ forces to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters. The deal would seal the two countries’ power in Syria, filling the void left by departing American troops after President Donald Trump abruptly ordered their…
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Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq’s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey’s invasion of the border region.
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Brett McGurk warns that ISIS threats are likely to reemerge
“I think the ability of the United States to hold the SDF intact, which is critical to mitigating the risk of an ISIS resurgence, is draining by the day,” McGurk said.
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High stakes for Putin, Erdogan summit on northeast Syria
Turkey’s president is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in talks crucial to the outcome of Turkey’s latest incursion into northern Syria , and to the broader Syrian war.
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Some American troops may stay in Syria to guard oil fields, Esper says
The U.S. may leave some forces in Syria to secure oil fields and make sure they don’t fall into the hands of a resurgent Islamic State, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday, even though President Donald Trump has insisted he is pulling troops out of the country and getting out of “endless wars.”
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US troops relocating from Syria have four weeks to stay in Iraq
U.S. troops “transiting” in Iraq will depart the country before moving to Kuwait, Qatar, or the United States, Iraq’s Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari told the Associated Press Wednesday.
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Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China
A fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks will be held in China next week, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said Tuesday, raising hopes for renewed negotiations, even as violence surges in Afghanistan’s 18-year war.
-
What Trump gets wrong about war against the Islamic State
President Donald Trump has made several incorrect or misleading statements about the five-year battle against the Islamic State group as he seeks to end what he calls “endless wars” and explain an abrupt abandonment of America’s Kurdish partners in the face of a Turkish offensive.
-
US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region
The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.
-
Defense Secretary Esper to urge NATO to pay more to protect Saudi Arabia from Iran
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he will urge allies later this week to contribute more to the defense of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region to counter threats from Iran.
-
Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with accord after American troops withdraw
The leaders of Russia and Turkey announced an agreement Turkey for their two countries’ forces to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters. The deal would seal the two countries’ power in Syria, filling the void left by departing American troops after President Donald Trump abruptly ordered their…
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Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq’s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey’s invasion of the border region.
-
Brett McGurk warns that ISIS threats are likely to reemerge
“I think the ability of the United States to hold the SDF intact, which is critical to mitigating the risk of an ISIS resurgence, is draining by the day,” McGurk said.
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High stakes for Putin, Erdogan summit on northeast Syria
Turkey’s president is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in talks crucial to the outcome of Turkey’s latest incursion into northern Syria , and to the broader Syrian war.
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Some American troops may stay in Syria to guard oil fields, Esper says
The U.S. may leave some forces in Syria to secure oil fields and make sure they don’t fall into the hands of a resurgent Islamic State, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday, even though President Donald Trump has insisted he is pulling troops out of the country and getting out of “endless wars.”
