The Pentagon said that the drawdown, which will cut the U.S. military presence in Syria by half, comes after recent gains ...

in Syria,” Mr Parnell added, referring to the military command responsible for the region. The 2014 onslaught by IS prompted a US-led air campaign in support of local ground forces – Iraqi government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has more than doubled the ... He said U.S. Army conventional and special operations forces make up the bulk of the additional troops. The “temporary ...

"Today the secretary of defense directed the consolidation of US forces in Syria... to select locations ... government units spearheaded by special operations troops, and the Kurdish-led Syrian ...

The Pentagon said on Thursday that around 2,000 US troops are currently stationed ... largely composed of conventional and special operations troops, have been in Syria for months.

US Military to Slash Troops in Syria to Under 1,000 (Corrects key word used by some media clients to USA-MILITARY/SYRIA from US-MILITARY/SYRIA) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks ... to any other terrorist threats. The United States has recently sent aircraft, including ...