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US forces enter Syrian town, then withdrawA small number of US forces entered the Syrian town of al-Rai near the Turkish border on Friday as part of operations to co-ordinate air strikes against Islamic State, a senior rebel source said. However, the five or six US milita More… |
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US deploying special ops force to Iraq to fight ISThe United States said on Tuesday it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighbouring Syria, a ratcheting up of Washington's campaign against the group that was q More… |
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US to station its first ground troops in SyriaThe United States disclosed plans on Friday to station its first ground troops in Syria for the war against Islamic State, saying dozens of US soldiers would be sent as advisers to groups fighting the militants. Washington announc More… |
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Nato to strengthen Iraq's armyNato will help Iraq reform and strengthen its security forces which are reeling from a near collapse a year ago in the face of an offensive by Islamic State fighters, Nato said on Friday. Iraq asked Nato for help training its secu More… |
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Nato to strengthen Iraq's armyNato will help Iraq reform and strengthen its security forces which are reeling from a near collapse a year ago in the face of an offensive by Islamic State fighters, Nato said on Friday. Iraq asked Nato for help training its secu More… |
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Obama orders more troops to Iraq against ISPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered the deployment of 450 more US troops to Iraq's Sunni heartland to advise and assist fragile Iraqi forces being built up to try to retake territory lost to Islamic State. The plan to More… |
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First US troops set to train Syrian oppositionUS Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the first group of about 100 US troops to head to the Middle East in the next few days to establish training sites for Syrian opposition fighters battling Islamic State militants, the Pentagon said on More… |
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US troops ready for Syria training missionSeveral hundred US military trainers will begin moving to the Middle East in the next four to six weeks amid efforts to start training this spring for moderate Syrian opposition forces who will battle Islamic State fighters, the Pentagon said on More… |
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US to send more private contractors to IraqThe US government is preparing to boost the number of private contractors in Iraq as part of President Barack Obama's growing effort to beat back Islamic State militants threatening the Baghdad government, a senior US official said. More… |
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Libya frees detained US military personnelFour American military personnel were detained by the Libyan government on Friday and held in custody for several hours before being released, US officials said. The Americans were near Sabratha, a town located some 70 km west of More… |
