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Defense officials fear ISIS is lying low, not defeated

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. defense officials are increasingly fearful that the militants are simply biding their time until the Americans leave the battlefield as planned.

ISIS suicide bomb targets U.S. convoy in northeastern Syria

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

There were no casualties among the U.S.-led coalition members, according to the U.S. military. Monday's bombing came days after a suicide attack killed 19 people, including two U.S. service members and two American civilians, in the northern Syrian town of…

Iraq’s war heroes feel forgotten after war with ISIS

By Simona Foltyn

An estimated 30,000 Iraqis who joined security forces when Islamic State militants attacked their country in 2014 were injured in the war that persisted through 2017, in addition to thousands who lost their lives. And now, the survivors and families…

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In Cairo, Secretary Pompeo repudiates Obama Mideast policy

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Pompeo said Obama he was naive and timid when confronted with challenges posed by the revolts that convulsed the Middle East, including Egypt.

Captured ISIS fighters present growing problem as U.S. plans to leave Syria

By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press

The Trump administration must decide what to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters who have been captured in Syria as it prepares to pull American troops from the country.

U.S. 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…

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CBS: El-Sissi says Egypt, Israel cooperate against militants

By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press

Egypt’s president has told CBS that his country and Israel are cooperating against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula.

Iraqi lawmakers demand U.S. troops to withdraw after Trump visit

By Philip Issa, Associated Press

Iraqi lawmakers were smarting after the U.S. president left three hours after he arrived without meeting any officials, drawing unfavorable comparisons to the occupation of Iraq after the 2003 invasion.

Trump loses U.S. envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan

By Susannah George, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.