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Pro-Assad Forces In Syria Attack US Troops, Leave Sadder But Wiser

Jeff Schogol
Analysis

Putin Declares ‘Victory’ In Syria Over ISIS — And The US, Sort Of
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Now That ISIS Is Routed, What Happens To All The Weapons The US Gave Syrian Fighters?

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The US Secretly Let Thousands Of Armed ISIS Fighters Escape Raqqa In Broad Daylight

Alex Lockie, Business Insider

A Russian Su-34 drops its ordnance over Syria.

Russians Bomb US Allies And Their Advisers In Surprise Syria Strike

Adam Weinstein

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Even More US-Made Anti-Tank Weapons Are Turning Up In ISIS Hands

Jared Keller

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US Military To Remain In Syria ‘For Decades,’ Militia Claims

Jared Keller

U.S.-made M-ATV reportedly in Syria.

Armored US Combat Vehicles Have Been Spotted Pouring Into Syria

Adam Linehan

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The US Coalition Has ISIS Surrounded In Raqqa

Danny Leffler

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, looks at smoke rising in the al-Meshleb neighbourhood of Raqa as they try to advance further into the Islamic State (IS) group's Syrian bastion, on June 7, 2017 two days after finally entering the northern city.

The US Has No Long-Term Plan In Syria, And That’s Dangerous

Danny Leffler

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, Mar. 24, 2017.

The Complexity Of Syria’s War Is Catching Up To The US

Danny Leffler

This Sunday, April 30, 2017, file photo, provided by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), shows fighters from the SDF looking toward the northern town of Tabqa, Syria.

Why Capturing Raqqa Won’t Destroy ISIS

Danny Leffler

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DoD Official On The Campaign Against ISIS: ‘The Sh*t Is About To Go Down In Raqqa’

Jared Keller

F-15E Strike Eagles separate from a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel during a mission in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Feb. 22, 2017.

Anti-ISIS Airstrike Mistakenly Hits US Allies In Syria, Killing 18

James Clark

U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division secure a helicopter-landing zone during simulated casualty evacuation in a force provider drill at Camp Swift, Makhmour, Iraq, on Jan. 22, 2017.

The US Military Is Getting Ready To Move On ISIS’ Stronghold In Syria

Brian Adam Jones