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Syria gave PSYOPS, civil affairs ‘sets and reps’ in messaging and setting up local governance, three-star says

In Syria, "when the fiber was cut and the cell towers were down ... guess what was working there? Leaflets," the three-star said.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

US special operations secrets could fall into hands of Russians and Syrians in pullout

A former U.S. military intelligence operator who spent years working with special operations forces told Military Times that the potential spillover of sensitive tradecraft or information by the SDF was “super problematic," but also a symptom of the lack of a genuine strategy in the region.

6 years ago

Russian and Syrian troops fill void as US pulls troops out of Syria

With the U.S. out of the picture, the stage is set for a potential bloody conflict between the major players in Syria’s civil war that has raged since 2011.

6 years ago

7 US-backed Kurdish fighters killed in ISIS attack in Manbij

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a checkpoint of U.S.-backed forces in the northern Syrian town on Manbij that killed seven fighters on Tuesday.

6 years ago

Turkey’s Erdogan slams US over delays in Syria buffer zone

Turkey’s president heavily criticized the U.S. on Tuesday over delays in establishing a buffer zone in Syria, saying that if Washington won’t contribute to the effort, Ankara will do it alone.

6 years ago

Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria attack

President Donald Trump traveled to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base on Saturday to pay his respects to the returning remains of four Americans who were killed this week in a suicide bomb attack in Syria.

By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press

6 years ago