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U.S. launches ‘precision airstrikes’ in Syria after American worker killed by droneA strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said.U.S. NewsMar 24, 2023
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Drone attack hits American base in Syria, no casualties reported: U.S. militaryThe military said there were no casualties or damage in the attack in the vicinity of al-Tanf base near where the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq meet.WorldAug 15, 2022
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U.S. to give Iraq nearly 50 IS fighters transferred from SyriaThe move comes after Turkey began a military offensive into northern Syria against U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces who are holding more than 10,000 IS members. Those include some 2,000 foreigners, including about 800 Europeans.WorldOct 10, 2019
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Trump reverses pledge to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria, will now leave 400 behindThe United States will leave about 400 U.S. troops split between two different regions of Syria, a senior administration official said on Friday, a reversal by President Donald Trump that could pave the way for U.S. allies to keep troops in Syria.PoliticsFeb 22, 2019
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U.S.-backed fighters close in on last Islamic State enclave in eastern SyriaThe Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say they have cornered the remaining Islamic militants in a neighborhood of Baghouz village near the Iraqi border, under fire from all sides.WorldFeb 16, 2019
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U.S.-backed troops in Syria launch final offensive against Islamic StateSyrian Democratic Forces spokesman Mustafa Bali tweeted that the final push began Saturday after more than 20,000 civilians were evacuated from the IS-held area in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour.WorldFeb 9, 2019
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U.S. urges countries to repatriate their citizens who fought with ISIS in SyriaThe U.S. called on other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens who travelled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group and who are now being held by Washington's local partners.WorldFeb 4, 2019
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U.S. military says troop withdrawal from Syria has startedAfter days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements.WorldJan 11, 2019
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Trump’s decision to pull out of Syria ‘should concern everybody’: retired generalNow-retired Lt.-Gen. Mike Day said that the move is symbolic of the United States' retreat from its leadership role in the world.WorldJan 6, 2019
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Trump adviser Bolton says U.S. will leave Syria once ISIS beaten, Kurds safeU.S. national security adviser John Bolton said there is no timetable for the pullout of American forces in northeastern Syria, and it is conditioned on ISIS being defeated and Kurdish fighters protected.WorldJan 6, 2019
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