‘Draft’ letter saying US forces to leave Iraq was sent by ‘mistake,’ Milley says
Troops from US-led Coalition against ISIS are preparing to leave Iraq in the wake of an airstrike that killed an Iranian general and Iraqi militia commander
French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission
A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi
Pentagon releases new details of raid that killed ISIS leader Baghdadi
ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a hole in northwest Syria, but the fight against the terror group is not over, CENTCOM commander Gen. McKenzie said
Turkey rejects latest proposals on Syria safe-zone, accuses US of stalling
Turkey rejected the latest US proposals to establish a controversial safe zone in SDF-controlled northeast Syria
US Marine Corps General McKenzie replaces retiring Votel as CENTCOM Commander
Newly promoted General Kenneth F. McKenzie took over the leadership of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East
All targets in Syria hit successfully, Pentagon says
Officials from the U.S. Department of Defense said on Saturday that a joint US-British-French operation against Syria's regime had "successfully hit every target."
US Syria mission ‘has not changed,’ Pentagon says
The U.S. military's Syria mission has not changed and troops will remain for now, the Pentagon said, days after President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. forces to leave the country
