U.S. Forces Return to Combat in Syria The fighting was the most intense urban warfare involving American troops in Iraq and Syria since the fall of the ISIS caliphate.
How US & UK Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War In this essay, I review U.S. and UK efforts to partner with al-Qaeda affiliated groups to topple the Syrian government, and the role played by such militants in the first weeks and months of the 2011 Syrian conflict.
'Pool of blood': US drone strike hits Syria family Ahmad Qassum was driving home with his family when a US drone targeting an Al-Qaeda-linked militant in Syria struck and left all six of them wounded.