A Pentagon investigation of the 2019 U.S. military airstrike in Baghuz, Syria, has concluded that U.S. troops did not violate any laws of war. The strike on March 18, 2019, had been launched in support of Syrian partner forces who were under fire from the ISIS terrorist group near Baghuz. Civilians, including women and children, died…
Pentagon Concludes No Laws Broken in 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians
US Sanctions ISIS Financial Facilitators Accused of Child Trafficking
May 10, 2022
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The United States on Monday sanctioned a network of five ISIS financial facilitators accused of assisting the terrorist group in the smuggling of children out of displaced person camps for recruitment as fighters. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said the five individuals—Dwi Dahlia Susanti, Rudi Heryadi, Ari Kardian, Muhammad Dandi Adhiguna, and Dini…
‘Al Qaeda Is on Our Side’: How Obama/Biden Team Empowered Terrorist Networks in Syria
Hours after the Feb. 3 U.S. military raid in northern Syria that left the leader of ISIS and multiple family members dead, President Biden delivered a triumphant White House address. The late-night Special Forces operation in Syria’s Idlib province, Biden proclaimed, was a “testament to America’s reach and capability to take out terrorist threats no…
US ‘Troubled’ by Syrian President’s First Visit to UAE Since 2011 War
The United States said Friday that it was “profoundly disappointed and troubled” by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), calling it an attempt to “legitimize Assad.” The Syrian Presidency said Friday that Assad met with Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is also a vice president and Prime…
Russia Trying to Recruit Syrian Fighters in Ukraine Conflict: US Official
U.S. intelligence officials believe reports of Russians recruiting Syrian fighters in the Ukraine conflict are credible, a senior U.S. military official said Monday. Speaking to reporters in a call, the official said it’s not clear how many have been recruited or if they have been sent to Ukraine as of Monday. “We don’t know how many…
Bomb Blasts Military Bus in Syrian Capital, Killing 1
DAMASCUS, Syria—A bomb attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops in Damascus exploded Tuesday morning, killing one soldier and wounding 11, state TV reported. The blast occurred during rush hour at a customs roundabout near the capital’s landmark Omayyad Square, according to the report. It gave no further details. There was no immediate claim of…
Former Australian Major General on ISIS Leader’s Death
Australian Sen. Jim Molan, a former army general, has said the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is a reminder that, amid the threats posed by China and Russia towards Taiwan and Ukraine, the threat of ISIS “did not go away.” Molan praised the United States for their operation in northwest Syria on Feb. 3 that targeted…
ISIS Leader Killed During US Raid in Syria: Biden
U.S. forces in the cover of darkness took out the leader of the ISIS terrorist group in Syria on Feb. 2, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday. The operation in northwest Syria killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS. The deceased took over as head of the militant group on Oct. 31, 2019, just days…
ISIS Leader Killed During US Raid in Syria: US Officials
A raid by U.S. forces in Syria under the cover of darkness led to the death of the leader of the ISIS terrorist group, U.S. officials said on Feb. 3. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS since 2019, was the target of the operation in northwest Syria. As U.S. special operations forces under the control of…
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