White House

Consequences of the U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Syria

President Trump has announced a swift withdrawal of the 2,200 U.S. troops active in northeastern Syria, after claiming victory over Da’esh. The troops largely consist of special operations units, special forces, engineers, state department personnel and forward air traffic controllers supporting the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Trump’s decision was made without allied or cabinet […]

22 December 2018

Vlad Sutea

Assad regime, Da'esh, Donald Trump, Iran, isis, James Mattis, military intervention, Northeastern Syria, SDF, syria, Syrian Civil War, turkey, U.S. forces, White House

CT/ COIN, MENA

White House cancels CIA Covert Program aiding anti-Assad Syrian Rebels

Situation Report – Starting from the unconfirmed reports that have surfaced today that a month ago, the Trump administration has decided to cancel the CIA covert program through which various Syrian Rebel groups were provided with weapons, ammo and aid in order to fight the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Reportedly, the decision has been taken after […]

20 July 2017

Vlad Sutea

aid, al-Tanf, CIA, cover program, Department of Defense, Donald Trump, G20 talks, Jordan, Obama administration, Pentagon, Rebels, russia, Syrian Rebels, Train and Equip, turkey, United States, Vladimir Putin, White House