January 16, 2019 Texas man who joined ISIS wanted to 'see what the group was about' One American who was among five Islamic State fighters captured in eastern Syria earlier this month said Tuesday he had no regrets about teaming up with the terror group.
January 15, 2019 At least 15 children die in Syria from freezing weather, lack of medical care, officials say
January 13, 2019 Trump touts 'long overdue' Syria pullout, says US 'will devastate Turkey economically' if they attack Kurds President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted that the "long overdue pullout from Syria" is starting, and threatened that the U.S. will "devastate Turkey economically" if they attack Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.
January 11, 2019 US troops begin to withdraw from Syria, official says The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria started the process of withdrawing troops from the embattled region, a U.S. military official said Friday.
January 10, 2019 Pompeo, at site of Obama's address to Muslim world, rebukes his legacy: 'Age of self-inflicted American shame is over' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday launched an astonishing rebuke of former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the site of Obama’s famous Cairo speech -- declaring that “the age of self-inflicted American shame is over.”
January 7, 2019 Endless wars will eventually come to ‘glorious’ end, tweets Trump President Trump late Monday tweeted that the U.S. would stop getting tangled in "endless wars" and that the military's role in these conflicts will "eventually come to a glorious end."
January 7, 2019 Bolton attempts to clarify US’ next step in Syria, troops could stay for a while: report John Bolton, the national security adviser for President Trump, said Sunday that U.S. forces will remain in Syria until key benchmarks are met, which could mean troops could stay in the country for years, a report said.
January 6, 2019 ISIS attack in Syria leaves 2 British soldiers seriously injured, report says Two British special forces soldiers were seriously injured after a missile attack by the Islamic State terror group in Eastern Syria on Saturday amid fierce fighting in the region.
January 6, 2019 2 Americans among 5 ISIS fighters captured in Syria, official says Two Americans fighting for ISIS were among five ISIS fighters recently captured in eastern Syria, according to a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
January 5, 2019 Bolton cautions Syria against using chemical weapons amid plan to pull US troops: reports Following the decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, National Security Adviser John Bolton reportedly expressed caution to the Syrian government on Saturday that the drawdown should not be perceived as an opening for chemical weapons usage.