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ISIS could exploit Assad’s fall, warns Pentagon Chief
The international terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) may take advantage of the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, states US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to CNN.
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Austin claims US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group
The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat ...
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Syria Needs US Troop Presence to Thwart Islamic State: Pentagon Chief
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, Austin said that Syria ...
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With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
DAMASCUS – Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia ... Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said ...
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U.S. Hopes Assad’s Fall in Syria Could Mean Freedom for Missing American Austin Tice
The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has raised hopes within parts of the Biden administration that it could also lead to the release of Austin Tice, an American journalist who ...