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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 562

US troops in Syria

US soldiers patrol in Syria's northeastern city Qamishli, in the Hasakeh province, mostly controlled by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on January 9, 2025. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
April 18, 2025, 5:01 am
US to further reduce troop presence in Syria following post-Oct. 7 increase
600 American soldiers to leave country, bringing force level to under 1,000 after it surged to over 2,000 in response to attacks on US troops and targets by Iran-backed groups
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, December 8, 2021. (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP)
April 16, 2025, 3:01 am
US military said poised to slash troops in Syria; Israel seeks to limit reduction
Israel has been kept in the loop about plan that could see US troop presence shrunk from 2,000 to 1,000; Jerusalem fears it will increase Turkey’s ‘appetite’ to control Syria
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: US troops patrol near an oil well in al-Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, close to the border with Turkey, on June 14, 2023. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
December 11, 2024, 4:41 am
Senior White House official: US troops to remain in Syria after Assad’s fall
Deputy national security adviser says American forces will continue operating against Islamic State, adds ‘no formal change in any policies’ toward rebels designated as terrorists
By Jeff Mason
This handout picture provided by Hezbollah's media office on February 10, 2024 shows Lebanese Shiite terror group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at an undisclosed location in Lebanon. (Photo by Hezbollah's Media Office / AFP)
February 18, 2024, 9:22 pm
Report: Iran cautioned Hezbollah not to spark full-scale war with Israel
Washington Post says Tehran warned it does not want to give Netanyahu cause for war, hopes to preserve achievements of Oct. 7
By Michael Horovitz and Reuters
Mazloum Abdi, who heads the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during an interview with AFP on October 10, 2023 in Syria's northern city of Hasakeh. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
February 8, 2024, 11:05 pm
Head of US-backed forces in Syria seeks more air defense after deadly drone strike
Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi says Iran-backed attack that killed six of his men is a ‘dangerous development,’ but US is committed to bolstering defense
By Maya Gebeily
File: US soldiers patrol an area in the town of Tal Hamis, southeast of the city of Qameshli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on January 24, 2024. (Delil Souleiman/AFP)
February 3, 2024, 4:48 pm
Iran calls US strikes in Iraq, Syria a ‘strategic mistake’; UK backs ‘steadfast ally’
Syria and Iraq assail Washington for violation of sovereignty; Hamas says US ‘poured oil on fire’; EU foreign policy chief calls for calm; unconfirmed reports of nearly 40 killed
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays at the grave of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
January 31, 2024, 1:37 pm
Iran vows to ‘decisively respond’ to any US strikes in aftermath of Jordan attack
Tehran ramps up rhetoric as Biden promises retaliation for killing of 3 US troops; Houthis target US warship in Red Sea in latest attack, with CENTCOM saying missile shot down
By AP and ToI Staff
Footage purportedly showing the aftermath of airstrikes by unidentified jets in the Syrian town of Boukamal, near the Iraqi border, December 30, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 30, 2023, 8:26 pm
4 Hezbollah members killed in strikes near Syria-Iraq border
Airstrikes target convoy, weapons depot after pro-Iran militia attack on US military base in Erbil; US denies it conducted defensive strikes; Aleppo hit in alleged Israeli strike
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Iraqis attend the funeral of the Kataib Hezbollah members in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
December 11, 2023, 5:59 pm
Iraq scrambles to rein in Iran-backed groups, fearing spillover of Israel-Hamas war
Analyst says Tehran appears to be ensuring attacks remain below threshold that would trigger major US response, due to concerns over Iraqi government’s stability
By Agencies
Illustrative: American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, December 8, 2021. (Baderkhan Ahmad/AP)
October 30, 2023, 7:45 pm
US forces have been attacked 23 times in Iraq, Syria since Hamas assault on Israel
Senior defense figure says there have been a least 14 drone and rocket attacks in Iraq and 9 in Syria, most of which were intercepted, since October 7
By AFP and ToI Staff
The al-Tanf military outpost in southern Syria, October 22, 2018. (AP/Lolita Baldor)
October 20, 2023, 12:32 am
Drone attack on US military base in Syria causes minor injuries — US officials
Strike on al-Tanf garrison in country’s southeast comes after several similar incidents amid Arab anger after Gaza hospital blast falsely blamed on Israel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands next an armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, September 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
September 6, 2023, 6:23 pm
Skirmishes between rival US-backed forces in Syria mar fight against Islamic State
Fighting between Kurdish-dominated SDF and Arab allies breaks out after arrest of latter’s leader, opening door to possible reemergence of deadly terror group
By BASSEM MROUE
Illustrative photo of a US-made Reaper drone. (Dominique Faget/AFP)
July 7, 2023, 10:30 pm
IS-linked fighter in Syria killed in apparent US drone strike
Civil rescue group says passerby also wounded in attack on alleged militant riding motorcycle in northern Syria
By AP
Illustrative: A Blackhawk helicopter lands next to an Apache attack helicopter at a US military base at undisclosed location in Eastern Syria, November 11, 2019. (Darko Bandic/AP)
June 13, 2023, 9:08 am
US says 22 soldiers hurt in helicopter ‘mishap’ in northeast Syria
American military investigating cause of accident, says there was no enemy fire; 10 of the injured moved to ‘higher care facilities’
By Bassam Mroue
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) meets Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid (center) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
April 29, 2023, 10:57 pm
‘One American in Iraq is too much’: Iran’s leaders assail US presence in Middle East
Supreme leader, president host Iraqi PM in Tehran; Raisi emphasizes common interests with neighbor, says Washington disregards region’s interests
By AFP
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