US Troops

US to reduce number of troops in Syria by half

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The US military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two US officials have said.

US sending more troops to border with Mexico

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border.

US mercenary firms to take charge of key Gaza checkpoints

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) –US "private security" contractors will deploy armed guards to Gaza and inspect vehicles of Palestinians returning to their homes in north via an Israeli-installed checkpoint that divides the strip into two parts, a report says.

Fierce clashes continue between US, Turkey-backed groups

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Local media in Syria reported on Sunday new fierce clashes between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkish-backed groups in the east of Euphrates.

ISIL terrorists go to Iraq from Syria under US cover

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Sources have told Iraqi media that the US troops have facilitated the transfer of the ISIL terrorists from Eastern Syria into the Iraqi Al Anbar Province.

UN envoy concerned about escalating situation in Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Geir Pedersen has expressed grave concern over the escalating military tensions, particularly the clashes between US-backed SDF and Turkish-backed factions.

US forces to remain in Syria after Assad’s fall: Top official

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – A high-ranking White House official says US military forces will be staying in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government, as part of what he claimed to be a counter-terrorism mission.

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Plan to draw down US troops in Iraq to be announced soon

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iraqi military sources announced that an agreement to reduce the number of American troops in the country is imminent.

1st phase of American troops withdrawal to begin this year

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iraqi Defense Minister has said that the first phase of withdrawal of American troops from his country will begin later this year and will continue until 2025.

Iraq, US reach agreement on withdrawal of American troops

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Baghdad and Washington reached an agreement on the withdrawal of the international coalition forces under the command of the United States from Iraq.

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Iraqi Resistance groups agree to resume attacks on US forces

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iraqi Resistance groups have reached an agreement not to compromise with US occupation troops in the Arab country and to resume military operations against the bases accommodating the American forces, according to a report.

US base in eastern Syria comes under rocket attack

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The illegal US base in Syria's Koniko gas field was once again targeted with rockets.

Two US troops killed in Iraq: army

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The United States army has said two of its troops have been killed in Iraq.

US bolsters bases in northeastern Syria with Apache copters

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) –The US military is continuing to bolster its bases in Syrian Al-Hasakah province, deploying additional Apache helicopters and military equipment, Syrian sources have said.

Iraq condemns US attack on PMU forces

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iraq has condemned a United States Tuesday attack on the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) base in Babil province.

US tightening security measures in Ain al-Asad base in W Iraq

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – A security official in Iraq said that the US has tightened security arrangements in its Ain al-Asad military base in Iraq.

Iraqi Islamic resistance targets US Al-Tanf base with drone

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – The Islamic resistance group in Iraq targeted one of the US occupying military bases in Syria's Homs province with a drone on Saturday.

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IRGC warship approached US naval base in recent mission

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Shahid Mahdavi warship approached the US naval base near the Diego Garcia islandduring its recent mission, according to the IRGC Navy commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri.

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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The United States has agreed to withdraw its troops from Niger, media sources reported on Saturday.

US base in Syria's Koniko gas field reportedly attacked again

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – News sources reported Monday that the US military base in the Koniko natural gas field, in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Dair al-Zawr has been targeted once again on Monday.

Missiles strike US-occupied base in eastern Syria: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – A US military base in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under a missile attack amid rising anti-US sentiments over Washington’s support for the Zionist Israeli regime in the Gaza genocidal war.

Amir-Abdollahian meets with Bashar Assad in Damascus

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has met with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria in the capital Damascus as part of the second leg of a regional tour after visiting Lebanon.

We are ready to engage in further wars with Israel: Syria FM

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – The Syrian Foreign Minister said Sunday that his country is fully ready to engage in other wars with the Zionist regime, adding that, "It is Syria that decides when, where and how these wars will take place.

Baghdad should face US with definite exit date: Ex-PM

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – A former Iraqi prime minister urges Baghdad to act more decisively towards ending the United States' so-called mission in the Arab country.

US bases in Syria come under drone, rocket attacks

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – The United States military base in Al-Khazra village near Syria's al-Omar oil field and also the base in the Koniko gas field were targeted with rockets and drones by the Iraqi Islamic Resistance.

Iraqi MPs call for urgent meeting to expel US troops

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – An Iraqi lawmaker has called for an urgent meeting of parliament with the presence of Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to discuss the expulsion of American forces from the country.

Iraq should be cleared of all foreign presence: PMF chief

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – The chief of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Falih al-Fayyad, stressed the necessity of "cleansing" Iraq from all foreign military presence.

Iraqi PM declares 3 days of mourning after US aggression

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – According to a statement by the government of Iraq. the prime minister announced the state of mourning " across all state departments and institutions" to honour the martyrs killed in US airstrikes.

Hezbollah condemns US airstrikes in Iraq, Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah has condemned attacks by the United States on targets in Iraq and Syria, saying the attacks proved Washington’s hypocrisy in claiming that it does not seek war.