Wall Street Journal: US forces will withdraw from remaining US positions in Syria over the next two months
2 day agoThe map shows the withdrawal of US forces from various bases and military outposts in Syria, and their redeployment to three bases: Qasrak base: in the Hasakah Governorate between Tell Tamer and Tell Beydar, south of the M4 international highway; and Rmeilan base, also in the Hasakah Governorate, within the Abu Hajar agricultural airport, south of the city of Rmeilan.
Around 100 U.S. troops arrived in Nigeria today, half of a planned @USAfricaCommand support mission requested by the host nation to provide training, technical support and intelligence sharing for the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State-linked militants. - Fox News
SANA: The Syrian army announces it has taken control of the al-Shaddadi base in the Hasakah countryside after coordination with the United States.
US military: 10 airstrikes carried out against more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria between February 2 and 12
1 week agoCentcom confirms US forces completed withdrawal from the al-Tanf Garrison in Syria on Feb. 11 "as part of a deliberate and conditions-based transition"
Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces: All prisons where ISIS members are held are fully under the authority of the Ministry of Justice.
Sources in the Syrian government: The Syrian army has deployed to the al-Tanf border base with Iraq and Jordan after the withdrawal of US forces from it.
1 week agoNiger: ISIS Sahel claims responsibility for attack against the army in the Tahoua region, "5 dead"
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that the Al Tanf base has been handed over to the Ministry of Defense, marking a complete withdrawal of the international coalition from the base towards Jordan.
1 week agoAirstrike by coalition aircraft that targeted a site near the Jazal area in the Palmyra desert on Tuesday.
1 week agoA vehicle belonging to the Defense Ministry exploded tonight in the town of Abukemal, likely caused by an IED. No casualties. A similar incident occurred there 2 months ago
1 week agoThe US-led Coalition carried out more airstrikes, bombing Sukhnah countryside and Jebal Omour (NW. Palmyra - E. Homs). One of the strikes occurred very close to a group of Bedouins
1 week agoU.S. Forces Move ISIS Detainees from Syria to Iraq
Suspected IS-Sahel militants attacked Nigerien customs office in the town of Kouré very early this morning, less than 50km southeast of the capital Niamey, two customs officers were reportedly killed while two other personnel are still missing, motorcycles and a vehicle were destroyed while another was captured by the insurgents
At least 24 dead, 101 injured in Islamabad mosque bombing - local authorities
2 week agoSyria: Today, a heavy airlift aircraft (C-17) was filmed departing the US base in Shadadi (southern Hasakah), amid unofficial reports that the US has begun withdrawing from the site.
A spokesperson for the US Central Command told Al Jazeera: We attach importance to completing the transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq.
2 week agoU.S. forces have begun withdrawing from Al-Shaddadi base in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, heading toward Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, an Iraqi security source told Qatari Al-Araby TV. Syrian media reports that the U.S. convoy also includes buses carrying ISIS prisoners transported from Syria to Iraq
US Central Command says it carried out five airstrikes against ISIS targets across Syria in recent days, reaffirming continued pressure to prevent the group’s resurgence
2 week agoNiger - ISIS Sahel: claims responsibility for "the assassination of a spy in Banibangou, and the attack on a gendarmerie base in Ayourou (3 dead, two days ago) & the attack on a checkpoint in Ayourou on January 22nd." Ayourou is a former deployment area for French and then American special forces.
Syrian Interior Ministry: We carried out precise operations targeting a terrorist cell involved in attacks on Mezzeh and its military airport.
2 week agoMali: ISIS Sahel claims responsibility for the attack two days ago near Ménaka against a patrol of the African Crops and the Malian army, "20 dead and wounded"
Sources indicate that Iraq has received up to 953 ISIS members, and that the transfer process from Syria is slow due to bad weather conditions.
2 week agoSyria: last night, the US-led Coalition bombed the former Zenobia Resort, turned into a military position under Assad, ~18 km South of Palmyra (East Homs)
2 week agoISIS Sahel claims responsibility for the attack on Niamey airport
French FM @jnbarrot: "Thanks to our mediation efforts in Syria and the personal involvement of the President of the Republic, a bloodbath was avoided and a ceasefire was reached. We are ensuring that an agreement is concluded that guarantees the rights of the Kurds and prevents any resurgence of Daash (ISIS)."n
3 week agoAn underground weapons cache belonging to the SDF was found in the town of Al-Hawaij, east of Deir ez-Zor.
3 week agoMedia sources: The "International Coalition" continues to transfer ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq
3 week agoAzerbaijan arrested three suspects claimed to be plotting an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Baku
