White House says anti-IS fight in Syria ‘coming to rapid end’ - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Laura Rozen

Laura Rozen

Apr 4, 2018

U.S forces on their military vehicle drive in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RC16478B0600 — US forces on their military vehicle drive in the Syrian town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, April 28, 2017. — REUTERS/Rodi Said

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U.S army soldier holds a gun as he stands guard next to an armoured vehicle as Brett McGurk, U.S. envoy to the coalition against Islamic State, visits the town of Tabqa, Syria June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RC1AEEE29680

Counter-IS officials temper Trump’s rush to pull out of Syria

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US seeks to double AK-47 supply to Syrian partners

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U.S. and Turkish soldiers conduct the first-ever combined joint patrol outside Manbij, Syria, November 1, 2018. Picture taken November 1, 2018. Courtesy Arnada Jones/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC17C4EA11D0

US diplomats shaken by Trump decision to exit Syria

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French President Emmanuel Macron waves to someone in the crowd as he and U.S. President Donald Trump conclude their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - HP1EE4O1E9LAN

US Syria envoy says ‘no role’ for Europe in proposed safe zone

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