The fighting was the most intense urban warfare involving American troops in Iraq and Syria since the fall of the ISIS caliphate.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
U.S. Woman Accused of Prominent Role in Islamic State
Prosecutors said Allison Fluke-Ekren, a former teacher from Kansas, provided military training to women and young girls in Syria.
ISIS Siege of Syria Prison Proves It’s Still a Threat
The Islamic State may no longer be able to control territory, but it has shown in Syria and Iraq that it can still pull off opportunistic military operations.
ISIS Fighters Get Ultimatum in Syria Prison Standoff
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces militia demanded that about 60 ISIS militants, still holed up in a prison a week after they attacked it, give themselves up or risk being killed.
Botched Airstrikes Prompt U.S. Military Orders to Protect Civilians
A new directive outlines steps intended to change how commanders think about their jobs, after New York Times investigations into botched airstrikes.
U.S.-Backed Forces Clash With ISIS Fighters at Syrian Prison
The Kurdish-led militia claimed prematurely it had retaken a prison captured by the Islamic State. In fact, the battle continues. Up to 90 ISIS fighters remain.
Kurdish-Led Forces End Syria Prison Siege, Defeating ISIS Fighters
The six-day battle put a spotlight on the humanitarian and security issues left unresolved after the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate was destroyed.
For U.S. Military and Syria’s Kurds, a Tangled History as Allies
American and Kurdish-led forces once beat back the Islamic State in Syria. Now they are fighting together again.
Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists
About 700 boys have been held for years in a prison in Syria because their parents joined the Islamic State.
As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray
“ISIS is not over”: Attacks in Syria and Iraq make clear that the militants have lost neither their will to fight nor their ability to do so.