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Did US forces kill the wrong man in Syria anti-IS operation?

US forces carried out an operation that killed a suspected IS leader in Syria, but reports have emerged that he was in fact working for the Syrian government.

The New Arab Staff
21 October, 2025
Children sit in the bed of a truck in front of a house, the site of a reported operation by the US-led coalition, in the town of Atme in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on August 20, 2025. (Photo by ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Syria says US-led coalition killed senior IS leader in northwest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 August, 2025
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Joint US-Syria operation kills IS leader in northern Syria

The New Arab Staff
25 July, 2025
Military vehicles that the US military sent as a reinforcement, convoy to the bases controlled by PKK/YPG in Deir ez-Zor province in Syria, on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Omer Al Diri/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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US pulls out of two more bases in Syria, worrying Kurdish forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 June, 2025
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US to eventually reduce military bases in Syria to one: US envoy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2025
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U.S. forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2022
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Deir al-Zour
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Syria state media says US forces 'kidnapped civilians' near Deir al-Zor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 December, 2021
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Taliban escorted Americans to Kabul Airport: report

The New Arab Staff
01 September, 2021
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Rocket targets Iraq base hosting US troops: security source

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 June, 2021
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Drone strike at Iraq base hosting US troops in Baghdad

The New Arab Staff
14 June, 2021
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US coalition 'friendly fire' kills Iraqi police officer

The New Arab
27 April, 2019
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US strike killed 13, mostly children, in Afghanistan: UN

The New Arab & agencies
25 March, 2019
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Taliban bombing kills three US soldiers in eastern Afghanistan

The New Arab & agencies
27 November, 2018
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US in Syria 'for at least six more months'

The New Arab & agencies
21 May, 2018
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Washington seeking Arab force to replace Syria presence: report

The New Arab & agencies
17 April, 2018
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Top US chief visits Syria ahead of Raqqa push

The New Arab
22 May, 2016
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Pentagon: US army bases could return to Iraq

The New Arab & agencies
24 June, 2015