CJTF-OIR
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryMiddle East
Syria: US military personnel among dead in Manbij suicide bomb attack
A suicide attack was reported at a busy marketplace in the northern Syrian city of Manbij with an unknown number of casualties
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11 JanuaryCommentary
The duties of comrades-in-arms
It is the responsibility of the world to repay the Kurdish people and the rest of the peoples of the region for their sacrifice in the fight against ISIS, Polat Can argues
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11 JanuaryMiddle East
US begins Syria withdrawal
The US-led military coalition in Syria has begun pulling out, a spokesperson said without elaborating on locations or timetables
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5 JanuaryMiddle East
British special forces soldiers injured in ISIS attack in Syria
At least two British special forces soldiers were injured in an Islamic State attack in al-Shafah in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province
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2 JanuaryMiddle East
“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey
Senior Kurdish officials told Jared Szuba they were left in the dark after Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops and back Erdogan’s plan for northern Syria
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Dec- 2018 -24 DecemberMiddle East
Order signed to withdraw US troops from Syria
The order to withdraw US troops from Syria has been signed, the military said after President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum
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23 DecemberMiddle East
“What can we tell them?”: US general pressed for reassurance for SDF after Syria withdrawal decision
After Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, a CJTF-OIR commander sought direction on what to tell their SDF partners
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21 DecemberCommentary
US should back military operation against ISIS led by NATO-ally Turkey
Sanctioning a Turkish military campaign in northeast Syria will have a revitalizing effect on US-Turkey and Turkey-Coalition ties and prevent an ISIS resurgence
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21 DecemberMiddle East
‘We need time’: Incredulous US officials hustled to alert ‘shocked’ allies about Trump’s Syria withdrawal
US State and Defense departments hurried to rework plans in the wake of Trump’s shock decision to pull troops from Syria
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20 DecemberAfrica
US will continue Syria air campaign as long as American troops are on the ground
Pentagon says the US will continue its air campaign against ISIS in Syria as long as American troops are on the ground, but will not "speculate on future operations"
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