Attack on US troops shows ISIS threat in Syria is still deadly despite waning influence

There are many ISIS detainees in eastern Syria, including many families of ISIS fighters. These detainees will need to be addressed, and the families de-radicalized.
Al-Monitor

Two US soldiers, interpreter killed in ISIS ambush in Syria

Deadliest attack on American troops in Syria in years comes as Pentagon aims to reduce its footprint while building trust with Damascus-aligned forces to take on ISIS together.
Rudaw

Iraq repatriates 240 ISIS-linked families from Syria’s al-Hol camp

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq on Monday repatriated 240 Iraqi families suspected of having links to the Islamic State (ISIS) from the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, according to a war watchdog.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that 240 families - a total of 858
Stars and Stripes

US forces in Iraq part of second raid on ISIS militants as 2 injured troops from earlier attack transported to Walter Reed

WASHINGTON — U.S. forces on Thursday participated in a second Iraqi-led raid this week on ISIS fighters as two American service members injured in the earlier attack are moved to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a Pentagon spokeswoman said.
Yahoo

US and Iraqi forces kill ISIS chief of global operations, officials say

US forces working with Iraqi intelligence and security services killed a high-profile leader of the Islamic State in an airstrike in western Iraq, according to officials from the two countries. Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias ‘Abu Khadijah,’ was ...
Washington Examiner

Trump celebrates death of ISIS leader in Iraq: ‘His miserable life was terminated’

“Today the fugitive leader of ISIS in Iraq was killed,” Trump said in a Truth Social statement reacting to the news. “He was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters. His miserable life was terminated, along with another member of ISIS ...
Homeland Security Today

OIG Report: 20,000 ISIS Terrorists in Iraq and Syria; Fight Is ‘Years, If Not Decades’ from Over

At an undisclosed location in Iraq, an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides close-air support for a resupply convoy in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve on Nov. 27, 2017. (Marine Corps photo by Capt. Christian Lopez) There are an ...
ABC News

In Iraq, scars of ISIS linger on surviving families trying to find stability

Victory over ISIS was declared in Iraq in 2017 but their terror still echoes. For the Moussa family, the thought of home is now a painful memory. “All of it is ...
Rudaw

Suspected ISIS militants kill village chieftain in Iraq's Salahaddin

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants attacked the home of a village chieftain in Salahaddin province late Thursday, killing him, a local official told Rudaw.The victim was identified as Fakhri al-Abbasi,
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