John Dorrian

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Pentagon Chief, Turkish PM Meet After Decision To Arm Kurds

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any...

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US-Backed Fighters Hunt For IS Holdouts In Syria’s Tabqa

US-backed fighters hunted for jihadist holdouts in Syria's Tabqa on Thursday after overrunning the city and nearby dam...

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US To Arm Syrias Kurds ‘very Quickly’

The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a...

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Syria Kurds, Turks Clash In Wake of Deadly Air Raids

Fighting erupted on Wednesday along Syria's northeastern border between Turkish forces and Kurdish militiamen, as...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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Syrian Force Fighting For Raqa Is Mainly Arab

The US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance leading the offensive to surround and recapture the Islamic State group's main...

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Russian, US Forces Eyeball Each Other In Syrian City

American and Russian troops are now both present in the northern Syrian city of Manbij and can clearly see each other...

International

US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault

The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...

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US Forces Have Come Under Fire In Mosul Fight

US forces have been shot at and returned fire in the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, a coalition official...

International

Iraq Militias ‘cut Off IS Access To City’

An Iraqi paramilitary force says it has seized a key road west of Mosul, effectively encircling the city controlled by...