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The U.S.-led coalition against the ISIL terror group provided $1.2 million in supplies for COVID-19 prevention efforts and detention operations to YPG/PKK terrorists, according to a statement on April 4.

British Army Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy commanding general for strategy and support with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, is seen in this file photo while speaking with an Iraqi general. Image Bank / Alamy Stock Photo

Three of the leading international powers involved in Syria's war—the U.S., Russia and Iran—are looking to expand and fortify their military presence in the country by building and upgrading foreign bases, with some already in the works, according to NewsWeek.

U.S.-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have "unintentionally" killed 352 civilians since the offensive began in 2014, according to the U.S. military.

An armored column of American troops was spotted near the Syrian city of Manbij in a show of force after Turkey threatened to attack Kurdish forces currently occupying the city.

A U.S. official, appointed to coordinate between Turkey and the U.S. for their operations in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has come to Ankara for an official visit, private broadcaster CNN Türk reported on Nov. 20.

The Pentagon has assigned a detachment of U.S. marines on the ground in Iraq to support international coalition efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), it announced on March 20, one day after one U.S. marine was killed in an ISIL attack in northern Iraq. 

Turkish armed forces shelled positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria on Feb. 29, while a fragile ceasefire inside Syria continued into its third day. 

Turkish artillery, located in the southern border province of Kilis, targeted ISIL positions north of Syria's Aleppo province on Feb. 29, coordinating with the U.S.-led anti-ISIL coalition. 

The United States and its allies conducted 26 strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria on Jan. 2, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Jan. 3.

In Syria, one strike struck near Manbij, hitting an ISIL tactical unit and destroying four ISIL buildings and a vehicle, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Jan. 3. 

A coalition led by the United States conducted 12 strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq on Nov. 30, and hit the militant group with a single strike in Syria, according to a statement released on Dec. 1. 

The sole Syria strike was near al-Hawl, hitting a tactical unit, the statement from the Combined Joint Task Force said, according to Reuters.