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Iraq’s war heroes feel forgotten after war with ISIS
An estimated 30,000 Iraqis who joined security forces when Islamic State militants attacked their country in 2014 died or were injured in the war that persisted through 2017. And now, the survivors and families of those who died say that…
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After deadliest day for U.S. forces in Syria, withdrawal could get more complicated
ISIS claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in northern Syria's Manbij that killed four Americans, countering the Trump administration's assessment that the terrorist group had been defeated. While Vice President Pence repeated that the U.S. is now able to "hand…
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How Bolton’s plan for U.S withdrawal from Syria contradicts Trump
National Security Advisor John Bolton announced conditions for when U.S. troops could leave Syria. The requirements seemed to contradict President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. would withdraw immediately, a decision that prompted the resignation of former Secretary of Defense Jim…
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US troops will not leave Syria until ISIS does, Trump adviser says
During a trip to Israel on Sunday, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton announced that American troops would remain in Syria until the Islamic State is fully eradicated, scaling back an announcement from President Trump last month. "Effectively, Americans aren’t…
The U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria released its latest estimate of civilians killed by U.S. airstrikes since 2014. Over the past four years, 1,139 civilians were killed by accident. But how was this figure calculated, and is…
Learning about the horrors endured by Yazidi women at the hands of the Islamic State awakened something personal for Iraqi-American poet and former journalist Dunya Mikhail. In her book "The Beekeeper," she shares first-hand accounts of their pain and heroism.
The reinforcements arrived after U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he was pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria.
President Donald Trump is declaring victory over the Islamic State group in Syria, but the militants remain a deadly force, and U.S. partners warn a premature U.S. withdrawal will allow them to storm back. Here's a look at the president's…
President Trump appears to have ordered an immediate withdrawal of troops from Syria, tweeting that the U.S. had “defeated ISIS” there. But the decision contradicts policy advocated by administration officials and lawmakers. Brookings Institution's Gen. John Allen and Amherst College's…
