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An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in order to defend American forces and interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow)

Key Commander in ISIS Fight Sees No Increased Threat from Iran-Backed Troops

Despite recent claims of possible action by Iran, a top Operation Inherent Resolve official sees no change in the situation.

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian army soldiers flash the victory sign as they stand on their tank in the village of Kfar Nabuda, in the countryside of the Hama province on Saturday, May 11, 2019. (SANA via AP)

Syrian Troops Capture 5 Villages in Last Rebel Stronghold

Syrian troops have been advancing on the rebels for nearly two weeks under the cover of Syrian and Russian airstrikes.

Pentagon IDs Soldier who Died in Non-Combat Incident in Northern Syria

Pfc. Michael A. Thomason, 28, of Lincoln Park, Mich., died of "wounds sustained from a non-combat incident" in Kobani, Syria.

In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Fourth US Service Member Dies in a Non-Combat Incident Overseas This Month

This marks the fourth non-combat death in the region in recent weeks.

In this April 5, 2018 photo, a man removes rubble from his house that was damaged during fighting between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Monitors: US-Led Coalition Killed 1,600 Civilians in Raqqa

The U.S.-led coalition said that 1,257 civilians were killed in airstrikes against ISIS over four years in Syria and Iraq.

Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy with his family (left), and while on deployment (right). (Family photos via Facebook)

Two Years Later, Sailor Wounded During Syria Deployment Is Finally Home

The homecoming his family had eagerly awaited for nearly two years finally happened for Chief Petty Officer Kenton Stacy.

Countermeasures streak through the sky as an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Syria on Dec. 1, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe

A-10 Warthog Squadron Receives Rare Award for Extraordinary Heroism in Syria

The 74th EFS received the Gallant Unit Citation, becoming the first individual squadron to receive the recognition.

Black smoke rises from a coalition airstrike which attacked an Islamic State militant position, on the front line on the eastern side of Raqqa, Syria, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Monitor: ISIS Militants Blew Themselves Up in Syria's Raqqa

The U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces first confirmed then denied the report.

FILE -- A fighter of Christian Syriac militia that battles the Islamic State group burns an ISIS flag on the western side of Raqqa, northeast Syria, July 17, 2017. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters fought Islamic State militants in the heart of Raqqa, the extremists' self-styled capital, as scores of civilians fled areas controlled by the group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

With ISIS Caliphate Defeated, Syrian Democratic Forces Begin a New Chapter

Its continuing actions and the legacy of its rule will continue to haunt the region for the foreseeable future.

In this Sunday, March 31, 2019 photo, a woman waits with her baby for aid supplies at Al-Hol camp, in Hassakeh province, Syria. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

US-Backed Fighters Clash with ISIS Militants in Eastern Syria

The nearly five-year war left a swath of destruction across both countries and ended in Baghouz.

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