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December 15, 2021

US downs drone over Syria believed launched by Iranian-backed militias

The U.S. military downed a drone deemed to have hostile intent Tuesday that was headed toward a base in southeast Syria that houses 200 American troops, a senior defense official told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ’ Jennifer Griffin.

December 3, 2021

CENTCOM confirms drone strike targeted Al-Qaeda leader in Syria

The United States military conducted a drone strike in Syria targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader and planner, a CENTCOM spokesperson says.

November 29, 2021

Austin orders investigation of Syria airstrike that killed civilians

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a renewed investigation into a 2019 airstrike in Syria that resulted in the deaths of civilians after the attack was first reported in detail by the New York Times earlier this month.

October 25, 2021

US military was tipped off about Iran-backed attack on troops in Syria, saving lives

The U.S. military was tipped off prior to an Iran-backed drone attack on a base in Syria housing American forces.

October 21, 2021

US troops in Syria targeted with 'deliberate and coordinated' drone attack, no injuries reported

U.S. troops in Syria were targeted Thursday with a "deliberate and coordinated" drone attack, military officials told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, saying that the U.S. has the "inherent right of self defense" and will "respond at a time and place of our choosing." 

October 18, 2021

Illinois man pleads guilty to funding Brooklyn residents’ trips to Syria to join ISIS, al-Nusra Front

An Uzbekistan-born Illinois man pleaded guilty Thursday to helping fund overseas trips for people joining the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Nusra Front (ANF).

September 30, 2021

Senior al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Syria, US defense officials say

A senior al Qaeda leader has been killed in a drone strike in Syria, U.S. defense officials confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Thursday.

September 16, 2021

ISIS 'bride' should be treated 'as a terrorist' not 'lost gap-year student': Security official

A former British counterterrorism official has warned that the British woman who joined ISIS as a teenager should be treated as a terrorist should she return home. 

September 12, 2021

Al Qaeda leader appears in video on 20-year milestone of 9/11 after many believed he died months ago

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri appeared in a video commemorating 20 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks despite rumors that he died months earlier.

September 7, 2021

Lindsey Graham predicts US military 'will' return to Afghanistan because terror threat is so high

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is predicting that the American military "will" return to Afghanistan due to the high terror threat in the country.