Trump, Syria and National Guard
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President Donald Trump attended a solemn ceremony marking the return of the bodies of two US soldiers and an interpreter who were killed in an ISIS ambush, with questions mounting in Washington about America's role in Syria and its support of the new government.
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Jihadists just killed three Americans in Syria. Who gave them their weapons?
The United States is supporting an avowed Islamist government in Syria, with little thought to the likely eventual consequences.
An attack by an alleged Islamic State member in Syria has killed two U.S. service members and one American civilian. Saturday’s attack has renewed focus on the U.S. military presence in Syria.
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Attacker who killed U.S. troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says
A Syrian security guard who attacked and killed two U.S. service members and an American civilian in Syria had joined the internal security forces two months earlier.
Assad’s regime, the future of Syria and its fraught transitional phase remain a central topic of debate in Washington.Policymakers and experts convened in the US capital on Wednesday to discuss Syria’s evolving landscape
Israel’s aggressive posture toward the new government in Damascus has emerged as a rare point of disagreement with Washington, which has embraced Syria’s new leader.
The United States must provide sustained support to Syria’s transition to a new political order, including humanitarian assistance, in order to ensure regional stability and U.S. national
Recent Israeli actions inside Syria have increased tensions and also scuttled chances of any imminent thaw between the two neighbors.