Washington’s Syrian Chess Game Leaves Iraqi Forces Battling ISIS Dead

Iraqi forces targeting ISIS in southern Syria were recently targeted by a U.S. airstrike, leaving some pondering the possibility the U.S. is protecting the group to secure an American military presence in the region.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb

ABU KAMAL, SYRIA – Last Sunday, June 17, local Syrian media reported that the U.S. coalition had bombed Syrian Arab Army installments in the town of Al-Hariri. The bombing killed dozens of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers as well as 22 fighters from the Iraqi paramilitary group known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha’abi, PMF), which

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Israeli Strike on Syrian Troops May be Harbinger of US Bid to Seize Crucial Border Crossing

It appears the U.S. – with Israeli help – is again ‘locked and loaded’ to challenge the Syrian government’s hold on its territory in order to manifest Washington’s long-standing efforts to partition the country and gain control over the majority of its resources.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
us troops in syria

DEIR EZ-ZOR, SYRIA – In a troubling sign that the Syrian conflict is set to deepen, local Syrian media reported on Sunday that the U.S.-led coalition bombed Syrian Arab Army installments, killing several service members and injuring several more. Members of the Iraqi military were also killed in the attack. The U.S. has officially denied

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Without Changing a Stripe, ISIS Morphs from US’s Deadly Enemy to Useful Weapon to Perfect Target

By refusing to eliminate the ISIS contingent, while also not impeding the fighters fleeing westward, the anti-ISIS coalition, who profess their dedication to preventing ISIS from exporting their terror around the world, have not only not been helping to mitigate this outcome but have actually helped to enable it.

Steven Chovanec
By Steven Chovanec
A U.S.-backed anti-government fighter mans a heavy automatic machine gun, left, next to an American soldier as they take their positions at Tanf, a border crossing between Syria and Iraq (Hammurabi’s Justice News/AP)

While President Trump has recently hailed the defeat of ISIS, the group has been able to stave off a complete defeat by retreating to a few, small remaining pockets in Syria. One of these pockets, located east of the Euphrates along Syria’s border with Iraq, is surrounded by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a grouping of Kurdish militias that

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