Tag Archives: U.S. IN SYRIA
U.S.-led air strikes have cut ISIS oil revenues
U.S.-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) oil facilities have cut the militant group’s oil revenues by about 30 percent since October, a coalition spokesman said on Wednesday ISIS, an adversary the United States calls
Two U.S. states shun Syria refugees in wake of Paris attacks
Two U.S. states say they will block or suspend a program to resettle Syrian refugees within their borders, citing security concerns after Friday’s wave of deadly assaults in Paris. “After full consideration of this weekend’s attacks of terror on innocent
U.S. delivers ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters battling ISIS
The United States has carried out a fresh delivery of ammunition to fighters from the Syrian Arab Coalition battling Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in northern Syria, pushing ahead with a strategy that initially unnerved ally Turkey, a
Obama names envoy to run anti-ISIS campaign
President Barack Obama on Friday tapped veteran Iraq expert Brett McGurk to coordinate the troubled U.S. campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, the White House said. Announcing the departure of General John Allen, who steps
Russia steps up air strikes against Assad opponents
Russia said on Saturday it had stepped up its bombing campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria, while local observers said several of the air strikes had hit areas in western Syria where the hardline
U.S. pulls the plug on Syria rebel training program
The United States will largely abandon its failed efforts to train moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and instead provide arms and equipment directly to rebel leaders and their units on the battlefield, the Obama
Russia unleashes first wave of airstrikes in Syria
Russian warplanes have conducted their first air strikes in Syria, Russia’s defense ministry said adding that the jets targeted Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, according to AFP. Russian fighter jets carried out 20 flights in Syria, striking
Obama: Defeating ISIS ‘requires a new leader’ in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group will only be possible if Bashar al-Assad leaves power, a day after a clash with Russia over the Syrian president’s fate. “In Syria
U.S. military starts training Syria fighters to combat ISIS: Sources
The U.S. military has started training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, U.S. and Middle East sources told Reuters on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding the program had begun in Jordan and
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