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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

U.S. Official Says Troop Withdrawal From Syria Has Started

BAGHDAD (AP) — After days of back and forth over U. S.

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

Russia Issues Stern Warning to U.S. In Syria As Military Leaders Meet

MOSCOW (AP) — A stern Russian warning Thursday against targeting its special forces in eastern Syria heightened concerns over direct clashes between...

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Middle East

October 2, 2020

Truce Goes Into Effect in Another Syria 'Safe Zone'

BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia's Defense Ministry announced a cease-fire for a third safe zone in war-torn Syria on Thursday, paving the way for the delivery...

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Land (Conventional Warfare)

October 2, 2020

Activists Say Turkey Bolsters Its Troops in Northern Syria

BEIRUT — Turkey bolstered its ground forces in northern Syria in a possible lead-up to renewed battles between the Turkish military and local Kurdish...

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Russo-Ukraine War

October 2, 2020

Military Areas of Control in the Waning Days of Islamic State

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group is in retreat across Syria and Iraq, and the contours of a new conflict among the array of parties battling it...

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Air Warfare

October 2, 2020

Misdirected U.S. Strike Killed 18 Allied Fighters in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — A misdirected airstrike by the U. S.

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Terrorism

October 2, 2020

Suspected Syria Gas Attack Kills Dozens, Including Children

BEIRUT — A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists...

Philip Issa • RealClearDefense