Contents tagged with US military in Syria
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US hopes to avoid future clashes between US forces and Russian military in Syria
The US Director of National Intelligence, Daniel Coats, announced at a press conference on Wednesday that US intelligence is convinced that there will be no more clashes between US forces and private military forces in Syria.
"This likely won’t happen again," said Coats, who serves as the coordinator of the activities of all sixteen US intelligence agencies, when asked if a repeat of the incident that occurred in February near the settlement of Hisham in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor was …
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US General sees need for continued US military presence in Syria
Speaking at the Washington-based US Institute of Peace, General Joseph Votel, head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), said that American armed forces presence in Syria will be needed to stabilize the situation in regions liberated from terrorists, aid the return of civilians to their homes, and support the country’s long-term reconstruction. Votel’s area of operational responsibility includes the Middle East, East Africa and Central Asia.
“A lot of good military progress [has been] made over …
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Syrian Foreign Ministry urges US to leave country; otherwise they will be considered a hostile force
Deputy Foreign Minister of Syria Faisal Mekdad stated in an interview with the TV Station Al-Mayadeen on Sunday that the US military presence in Syria is "illegal and unacceptable," since it was not approved by the government of the Arab Republic. According to Mekdad, the US "should withdraw its military; otherwise the Syrian army will consider them as a hostile force."
"The actions of the United States and the coalition led by it have no justification, for they destroy Syria, killing …