Iraq's parliament has voted in favour of a resolution to remove foreign troops from the country, in response to the US drone attack that killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Iraq's parliament votes to expel all 5,000 US troops

Iraq's parliament on January 5 backed Prime Minister's suggestion, which directs all foreign troops to be ordered out. #WION #Iraq #US

Iraq Parliament votes to expel US troops

US military personnel began an operation to deliver Christmas presents to troops in Syria. Troops taking part in 'Holiday Express' transported stockings stuffed with gifts to five bases in the country's east on Monday.

Special Christmas delivery for US troops in Syria

By Cian O'Driscoll Kurdish forces seized control of the Syrian town of Kobani in January 2015 after a four-month battle with Islamic State fighters. Footage of their triumph was relayed around the world.

Can wars no longer be won?

Donald Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving, Watch video to know more.

Donald Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving

In all the hand-wringing that critics and commentators have done since President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US troops from northern Syria, one of the common refrains emphasises the breach of trust between Washington and its Kurdish militia partners.

How Iraqis lost their faith in Washington, long before the Kurds did

The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 "terrorists" in two operations in the north of the country after an attack on a patrol. One soldier was killed in the operations, which come less than a month after 37 people were killed in an ambush on a convoy transporting employees of a Canadian mining company.

Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations

US President Donald Trump has asked Japan to quadruple annual payments for US forces stationed there to around $8 billion, Foreign Policy reported part of Washington's efforts to press its allies to increase their defence spending.

Trump asks Japan to hike payments for US troops to $8 billion: Foreign Policy

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper pressed South Korea on Friday to pay more for the cost of stationing US troops in the country and to maintain an intelligence-sharing pact with its other Asian ally, Japan, that Seoul is about to let lapse.

Pentagon's Esper says it is crucial South Korea pays more for US troops

Afghans should not misconstrue America's sudden and contentious withdrawal from parts of Syria as a precursor to a similar move in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday.

No Syria-type pullout planned for Afghanistan: Pentagon chief

The Pentagon is considering keeping some US troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday.

US mulls leaving some troops in Syria to guard oil: Pentagon

By Recep Onursal The ramifications of Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from the Turkish-Syrian border continues to have a seismic effect on the situation in northern Syria.

Why the Kurdish conflict in Turkey is so intractable

The Pentagon has begun removing all its troops in northern Syria, a US official said Monday, after President Donald Trump ordered them to leave in the face of Turkey's attacks on Kurds in the area.

US troops in northern Syria ordered to leave country: US official

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria, as the number of people fleeing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000.

Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria

The United States announced the deployment of additional American military forces to Saudi Arabia on Friday to bolster the kingdom's defences after the September 14 attack on its oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran.

US says deploying more forces to Saudi Arabia to counter Iran threat

Battles raged in Syria as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with a deadly assault against Kurdish forces, while the Pentagon said Friday US troops came under artillery fire from Turkish positions.

Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire

By James L Gelvin Turkey’s attack on Kurdish-run territory in northern Syria will likely snuff out a radical experiment in self-government that is unlike anything I have seen in more than 30 years studying the Middle East.

Turkish attack on Syria endangers a remarkable democratic experiment by the Kurds

Turkey said on Tuesday it had completed preparations for a military operation in northeast Syria after the United States began pulling back troops, opening the way for a Turkish attack on Kurdish-led forces long allied to Washington.

Turkey says Syria attack plans complete, Trump delivers threat

Trump to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia after attack. Watch video to know more.

Trump to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia after attack

US President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States had good negotiations going on with the Taliban but had not yet reached a deal with the Islamist group on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Trump says US has good negotiations with Taliban but no deal yet

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States plans to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan from 14,000 to 8,600 and then will determine further drawdowns.

'US Troops Would Remain in Afghanistan' says Donald Trump

Warsaw and Washington have agreed on six locations for new US troops to be stationed in Poland, the country's Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Friday, a day after Donald Trump cancelled a trip to the eastern European nation.

Warsaw, Washington agree on locations for new US troops in Poland: Defence minister

The United States intervened in Afghanistan in 2001 to rid Al-Qaeda of its sanctuaries following the 9/11 terror attacks. After Washington announced on Thursday that US troop levels in Afghanistan will drop to 8,600 from 13,000 if a deal is reached with the Taliban, here is a timeline of developments.

Timeline of two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan 

Two American service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO press office said without elaborating. The names of the US service members killed in action were being withheld until after their relatives were notified, in accordance with Pentagon policy, it said.

Two US service members killed in Afghanistan: NATO

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