Iran will weigh sending troops to Syria if President Bashar Al-Assad requested such a move to stop a rebel advance that’s causing the biggest threat to his rule in years.

U.S. bases in Syria expanded prior to the fall of Assad's regime, as the presence of American troops in Damascus doubled, to 2,000, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder.

For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a remarkably candid view of the blow to Iran, and its military’s prospects.

American troops fighting Iran-backed militias in Syria, primarily focused on preventing an ISIS resurgence, have managed to keep their fight separate from the ongoing insurgency against President ...

The United States launched attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, June 21, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social, as the Israel-Iran war entered the second week. Trump said the ...

DOHA, Qatar - The scramble for Syria is underway. Days after President Bashar al-Assad quit the country in the face of triumphant rebel forces, foreign powers are jockeying for control. Israel has ...

U.S. forces on Tuesday struck Iranian-aligned militia groups in Syria in retaliation for the fighters attacking American bases. ... The U.S. has some 900 troops in Syria and around 2,500 in Iraq.

There are about 900 American troops in Syria’s northeast — far from where the insurgency is happening — who are meant to guard against a resurgence by the extremist Islamic State group.

There are about 900 American troops in Syria’s northeast — far from where the insurgency is happening — who are meant to guard against a resurgence by the extremist Islamic State group.

The U.S. military has about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria across a number of bases, mostly in the northeast. The troops are working with local forces to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State, which ...

U.S. bases in Syria expanded prior to the fall of Assad's regime, as the presence of American troops in Damascus doubled, to 2,000, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder.

Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgency, as Iran’s top diplomat meets Assad Dec. 1, 2024 at 2:21 am Updated Dec. 1, 2024 at 7:27 pm By ...