The Islamic State has lost all but 0.01 percent of its original caliphate in the region, but officials caution this is just the end of one phase of the fight.
Tag: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Bombing in Syria Targets U.S.-Led Military Patrol
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that injured members of a Kurdish-led force, days after an attack that killed four Americans.
Described as Defeated, Islamic State Punches Back With Guerrilla Tactics
All but 1 percent of the territory the Islamic State once held is gone, but to suggest that the group has been defeated, as President Trump did, is to ignore the lessons of recent history.
In Turkey, Senator Calls for Slower, Smarter U.S. Withdrawal From Syria
Lindsey Graham, who met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he was on a mission to ensure that the withdrawal of troops did not damage American long-term interests.
Four Americans Were Killed in a Syrian City That Seemed Safe — Until It Wasn’t
In Manbij, Syria, U.S. officials would walk through the market and eat at restaurants. Then on Jan. 16., a suicide bomber killed four Americans and at least 12 others, and a place once seen by many as a safe haven became anything but.
Four Americans Were Killed in a Syrian City That Seemed Safe — Until It Wasn’t
In Manbij, Syria, U.S. officials would walk through the market and eat at restaurants. Then on Jan. 16, a suicide bomber killed four Americans and at least 12 others, and a place once seen by many as a safe haven became anything but.
A Favorite Restaurant in Syria Led ISIS to Americans
Some military officials say American soldiers had become complacent in a relatively peaceful spot in Syria. It was a fatal mistake.
Times Insider: In Syrian Town Where U.S. Senators Wore No Body Armor, a Fragile Stability Shatters
A suicide bomber killed 15 people, including four Americans, at a restaurant in Manbij this week. In July, two senators, accompanied by a reporter, had lunch there with local leaders.
The Planned U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Syria: Here’s the Latest
If anyone had any illusions about just how complicated a U.S. withdrawal from Syria might be, they were unlikely to retain them after the latest bad news out of the war-torn country.
ISIS Attack in Syria Kills 4 Americans, Raising New Worries About Troop Withdrawal
Critics of President Trump’s drawdown plans said his claim of victory over the Islamic State may have emboldened its fighters and encouraged the suicide bombing that killed 19 people.