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Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Jul 10, 2020

US Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of the US Central Command, speaks as a picture of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen during a press briefing on Oct. 30, 2019, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Baghdadi was killed three days before in a US raid in Idlib province, Syria. — Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

CENTCOM: No sign of coronavirus in Syria’s IS prisons as riots raise concern

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Al-Monitor Staff

Iraq, KRG, Turkey find common ground in response to PKK

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Turkish troops are pictured on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Afrin on October 19, 2022 as the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group advances towards Syrian opposition-held areas in the northern Syria. - Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, is gaining ground from rival rebels in Syria's Turkish-held north on the heels of some of the deadliest inter-rebel fighting in the region in years.

Turkey bombs Syria, Iraq in response to Istanbul terror attack

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Fighting between Syria's Kurdish forces, pro-Assad militia enters fourth day

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military