US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group ...
1 day ago · RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat following the ouster of Bashar Assad’s government, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press.. American forces are still needed there, particularly to ensure the security of detention camps holding tens of thousands of ...
Syria Needs US Troop Presence to Thwart Islamic State
1 day ago · U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, Austin said that Syria...
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
1 day ago · U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, shown here in July 2024, said Wednesday.
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group ...
1 day ago · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call …
Dec 8, 2024 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler to discuss developments in Syria. Secretary Austin emphasized that the United...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Statement on U.S.
Oct 26, 2023 · These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on U.S. Military ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Today, at President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated...
US should not withdraw troops from Syria, Austin called …
Fall of Assad's regime and the risk of ISIS resurgence. On December 8, 2024, fighters from the Islamic group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham captured key cities in Syria, including the capital Damascus.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ... - U.S. Embassy in Syria
Nov 8, 2023 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Statement on U.S. Military Strike in Eastern Syria. Nov. 8, 2023. Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups.
Austin admits admin should’ve notified Congress ‘earlier’ about Syria …
Mar 28, 2023 · The Biden administration should have notified Congress about a deadly attack on an American contractor in Syria “earlier” than it did, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Tuesday.