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In this Jan. 27, 2017, file photo, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, and US President Donald Trump walk into the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
by Najlaa Habriri | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East
London- Around 1,000 US soldiers are currently deployed in Syria, but their commander has flexible powers that allow him to ask for additional forces, a US official at the US Central Command (CENTCOM) told Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday. CENTCOM spokesperson Maj. Josh...
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Syrian men and Civil Defense volunteers evacuate a victim from a building following an air strike on the village of Maaret al-Numan, in Idlib. (AFP Photo)
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a mosque where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday 46 people were killed. The Britain-based Observatory...
