US diplomats in Damascus, Syria, for first time in 10+ years after Assad’s fall
A group of U.S. officials is visiting Syria's capital for the first time in more than a decade, seeking information on Americans and others who disappeared under Assad's rule. The team visiting Damascus is comprised of Roger Carstens, the U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, Barbara Reif, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, […]
Pentagon reveals US has more than double the amount of troops in Syria than previously reported
The Pentagon said Thursday that the United States has more than twice as many troops in Syria as the federal government previously reported, and that even larger forces have been deployed “for some time.” Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder confessed to the shocking discrepancy at a press conference Thursday, saying that 2,000 troops instead […]
1,100 more US troops in Syria than previously disclosed
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Pentagon Spox Admits He ‘Recently Learned’ He’d Been Peddling False US Troop Numbers In Syria
Department of Defense Spokesperson pat rider A Thursday press conference said there were 2,000 troops in Syria, compared to the 900 troops reported a few months ago. rider said An additional 1,100 troops will be“Temporary rotational force,” he said, claiming he did not know that information until that point. news will come later The overthrow […]
Pentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is double from previous reports
The Pentagon says there are 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, more than double the number Pentagon officials have told reporters for months. “We have regularly reported that approximately 900 U.S. troops are deployed to Syria,” said Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Ryder told reporters at a press conference Thursday. “We recently learned that the number was […]
Israel strikes Syria after rebels topple Assad | LiveNOW from FOX
Suspected Israeli strikes hit Mazzeh district of Damascus on Sunday, according to Reuters. Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said … source
China Says It Wants to ‘Play Constructive Role’ in Post-Assad Syria
China's special envoy to the United Nations declared on Tuesday that Beijing aims to play a “constructive role” in Syria's future after the fall of China's ally Bashar al-Assad. The Assad family has ruled Syria for more than 50 years and has waged a civil war with various opposition groups since 2011 under President Bashar […]
Biden Administration and Greater West Contact Victorious Syria Jihadis
Western countries, including the United States, have tentatively opened lines of communication with Syria's new rulers. Its rulers are an Islamist coalition led by an al-Qaeda splinter group, whose boss, inconveniently, is a designated terrorist with a $10 million bounty on the table from the United States. head. Ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad has few friends […]
Antony Blinken’s Turkey Trip Fails to Stop Onslaught Against U.S.-Allied Kurds in Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led militia allied with the United States, confirmed on Monday that a brief ceasefire with Turkish Islamist proxies in the country had collapsed due to Turkey's intransigence. The ongoing fighting between the SDF and the Syrian National Army (SNA), an Islamist coalition that evolved from the Free Syrian Army […]
Netanyahu Enters Syria; Visits IDF Troops on Mount Hermon; ‘I Was Here 53 Years Ago’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday and met with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) forces that have occupied a former Syrian military post on Mount Hermon, the region's highest mountain. update: Prime Minister Netanyahu released a video from the summit in which he recalled the last time he climbed to the top […]