Operation Inherent Resolve
The Figure of the US Contingent in Syria turned out to be about 1800 Troops
The number of US troops in Syria has been nearly four times larger than the 500 people announced so far, according to a report released Monday by the Center for Personnel Accounting, part of the Pentagon apparatus.
Turkey has not seen data on fugitive ISIL militants from Raqqa, officials say
Turkey has not been given crucial data to help identify Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants who fled their former stronghold in Raqqa last month and may have slipped out of Syria to threaten Turkish or Western targets, Turkish officials said.
Russian Defense Ministry: US directly supports ISIS terrorists in Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry has said it has obtained evidence the US-led coalition provides support for the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
US carries out 3 drone strikes against extremists in Somalia
U.S. forces say they have carried out three drone strikes within 24 hours in Somalia, stepping up their campaign against the Islamic extremist rebels of al-Shabab and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Syrian troops retake last ISIL urban stronghold of Albu Kamal
The Syrian army and its allies have taken Albu Kamal, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)’s last major stronghold in Syria, representing the end of ISIL’s project in the region, the army general command said on Nov. 9.
Drone Video Shows Full Scale of Destruction of the Syrian City of Raqqa (Video)
Video from the Syrian city of Raqqa, shot yesterday by a drone, show the destruction caused by fighting between Kurdish-Arab militants and the Islamic State group, as well as by the US-led coalition's air strikes, the Associated Press reported.
Russia Accuses US of Pretending to Fight Islamic State
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its airstrikes in Iraq to allow the group's militants to stream into Syria to slow the Russian-backed advance of the Syrian army.
Lavrov: US carries out deadly provocations against Russian soldiers and officers in Syria
Americans in Syria are carrying out deadly provocations against Russian soldiers and officers, causing serious concern in Moscow. Their tactics of "half-measures" can not lead to victory over terrorists.
US: Coalition Strikes Kill 3 Islamic State Drone Experts in Syria
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria said Thursday that three of the terror group's drone experts were killed in Syria this month, VOA reported.
Damascus urges UN to expel US-led coalition from Syria
The UN Security Council should take "urgent measures" to stop the atrocities and human rights violations committed in Syria by the US-led coalition, the Syrian foreign ministry has said, denouncing the coalition and its unwelcome presence as "illegal."