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US and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria came under attack four separate times on Thanksgiving Day, according to a US official. On Thursday morning, multiple one-way attack drones were launched ...
Between Oct. 7 and February, U.S. troops were attacked over 160 times in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, usually with a mix of rockets and one-way attack drones, prompting the United States to mount ...
The Euphrates River cuts through Syria into Iraq, with U.S. troops and American-backed Kurdish-led fighters on the east bank and Iran-backed fighters and Syrian government forces to the west.
On 28 June 2021, President Biden directed airstrikes against Iran-backed militia groups close to the Syria-Iraq border. [2] F-15E and F-16 aircraft were used to launch the attack in what the U.S. described as a retaliatory attack against U.S. facilities and personnel in Iraq by militia groups. [3] [4] Two operational and weapons storage ...
2021 Daraa offensive. The 2021 Daraa offensive was an offensive between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces in the Daraa Governorate, as part of the Daraa insurgency. [9] [10] The offensive saw heavy clashes throughout the governorate, particularly in the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood, which was besieged by government troops.
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria during the Israel–Hamas war. Starting on 17 October 2023, and in response to United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war, Iran -backed militias initiated a coordinated series of more than 170 attacks on U.S. military bases and assets in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. [ 38][ 39][ 40 ...
July 17, 2024 at 10:25 AM. BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying "to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on ...
The Seljuks moved into Iraq and Syria during the eleventh century. Abbasid Iraq regained independence and the caliph was recognized as the spiritual leader of Sunni Islam by the Seljuks, including the Seljuks of Syria. In the 12th century, the Zengids took power in Syria and intervened in the war between Abbasid Iraq and the Seljuks.