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Feb 3, 2022 · An American-led coalition joined with local forces in Syria and Iraq to roll back the group’s gains, until a Kurdish-led militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces, pushed it from its last patch of ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Syria and U.S. Policy. Since 2011, conflict between the government of Syrian President Bashar al Asad and opposition forces seeking his removal has displaced roughly half of the country’s population and killed over half a million people. Five countries operate in or maintain military forces in Syria: Russia, Turkey (Türkiye), Iran, Israel ...
May 11, 2023 · The possibility of Russian military forces and American troops colliding in Syria was a constant concern as the adversaries took opposing sides in Syria’s seven-year civil war. In February 2018, this battle became one of the rare occasions that American and Russian combatants exchanged fire.
Feb 26, 2021 · Biden takes first military action with Syria strike on Iran-backed militias. 26 February 2021. AFP via Getty Images. The strike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration ...
Feb 3, 2024 · Last modified on Fri 2 Feb 2024 19.26 EST. The US has launched an air assault on several sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iran-backed militias, in an opening salvo of retaliation for the drone ...
A number of states and armed groups have involved themselves in the Syrian civil war (2011–present) as belligerents. The main groups are the Syrian Arab Republic and allies, the Syrian opposition and allies, Al-Qaeda and affiliates, Islamic State, and the mostly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces .
Mar 24, 2023 · U.S. forces provide military training to Kurdish forces forces of the PKK group, in Al-Hasakah province, Syria, Sept. 7, 2022. Hedil Amir/Anadolu Agency/Getty
