Syria Damascus, Georgia

US concedes it has double number of troops in Syria

US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pentagon Says It Doubled the Number of US Troops in Syria Before Assad's Fall

The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group — a dramatic increase that the Pentagon revealed Thursday, acknowledging that the added troops have been there for months or even more than a year.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses

In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon disclosed on Thursday that U.S. officials have doubled the number of American troops in Syria to support the fight against ISIS.

Syria, Assad

Associated Press on MSN · 1d

US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster

The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are in Damascus to hold talks with the country's new leadership and seek information on the whereabouts of missing American journalist Austin Tice.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

US Delegation to Meet With Syrian Rebels That Ousted Assad

A delegation of American diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with representatives of several Syrian factions, including a rebel group designated as terrorists — who overthrew the country’s longtime dictator,

HuffPost · 1d

U.S. Diplomats And Hostage Envoy Visit Syria Seeking Information On Austin Tice

The team is the first group of American diplomats to formally visit the country in more than a decade since the U.S. shuttered its embassy in Damascus in 2012.

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US held 'very productive' first meeting with Syria's al-Sharaa

President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch a mass deportation operation targeting millions of immigrants living in the U.S.

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EU foreign ministers meet over Syria, Georgia, others

European Union foreign ministers plan to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss recent developments in Syria and Georgia ... took control of Damascus. Ministers will also deal with the situation ...

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Assad dynasty collapses in Syria as rebel forces claim Damascus

The defense forces of the Russia and Iran-backed Assad government have been struggling to stave off the lightning advance of ...

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Moscow says 'part' of its diplomatic personnel in Syria evacuated by plane

"On December 15, the withdrawal of part of the personnel of the Russian (diplomatic) representation in Damascus was carried ...

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What Syria's political tantrum reveals about future of South Caucasus?

On December 8, the Syrian army command announced the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian rule, marking a seismic ...

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The road back to Damascus: Syria’s new rulers face challenges in de-weaponizing supply chains

Since 2011, the weaponization of regional and global supply chains through economic sanctions has devastated Syria’s economic ...

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US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting

Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, ...

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The West Auditions Syria’s New Leaders

Senior U.S. diplomats visit Damascus, as Washington and Brussels weigh lifting sanctions against the country’s transitional ...

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