From Syria to Somalia, US troops remain deployed this holiday season under missions that never formally ended

U.S. troops remain deployed in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen under war authorities, conducting raids and airstrikes in ...
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Less UN, fewer US soldiers — a new era for Iraq?

In just a few weeks, the United Nations' special mission to Iraq will leave the country for good. The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, has been in the country for 22 years and was set ...
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Pete Hegseth urges US troops in Iraq to disregard legal guidance on engagement rules

Pete Hegseth, the United States Defense Secretary, has urged US troops in Iraq to disregard legal guidance on engagement rules, a stance he described in his own book, raising new questions about how ...
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Foreign troops in Iraq cut by a quarter in 2018: PM

Foreign troop numbers in Iraq fell by a quarter during 2018, Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said, as the fallout fizzled from Washington's announcement it was withdrawing from neighbouring Syria. "In ...
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U.S. troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack

AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the ...
New York Post

2 US troops, American civilian killed in Islamic State ambush in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria — Two US service members and one American civilian have been killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by the Islamic State group in central Syria, the US Central ...
Reuters

U.S. military in Iraq says to release 9 Iranians

(Adds Iraq foreign minister, more U.S. soldiers killed) By Paul Tait BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Nine Iranians being held in Iraq would be released soon, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, just days ...