Syria Needs US Troop Presence to Thwart Islamic State
1 day ago · U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. On …
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group ...
1 day ago · RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat following the …
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
1 day ago · U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, shown here in July 2024, said …
US should not withdraw troops from Syria, Austin called …
Fall of Assad's regime and the risk of ISIS resurgence. On December 8, 2024, fighters from the Islamic group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham captured key cities in Syria, including the capital Damascus.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call …
Dec 8, 2024 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler to discuss developments in Syria. Secretary Austin …
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on U.S. Military ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Today, at President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) …
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Statement on U.S.
Oct 26, 2023 · These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia …
Austin admits admin should’ve notified Congress ‘earlier’ about Syria …
Mar 28, 2023 · The Biden administration should have notified Congress about a deadly attack on an American contractor in Syria “earlier” than it did, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told …
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ... - U.S. Embassy in Syria
Nov 8, 2023 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on U.S. Military Strike in Eastern Syria. Nov. 8, 2023. Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted a self …
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group ...
2 days ago · RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat following the …