U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said American troops must remain in Syria to prevent the Islamic State from regaining a foothold, warning that pulling out prematurely would allow the terror group to reconstitute as a major threat.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat.

Since the fall of President Bashar Assad regime, tensions across the Middle East have continued to remain high.

The US is maintaining troops in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from resurging after the toppling of Assad. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized the necessity of US presence to secure detention camps for IS fighters.

The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State ... Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press.American forces are still needed there, particularly ...

The outgoing acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center says the U.S. is facing an elevated threat of terrorism

The incoming defense secretary will face several challenges, including the war in Ukraine and the turmoil in the Middle East.

In one of its final moves in office, the Biden administration is trying to secure U.S. influence over Rojava, the Kurdish-led region of northeastern Syria. Now that Rojava is being attacked by Turkish-backed militias and faces a possible Turkish invasion,

President Biden on Thursday continued his farewell tour of Washington, D.C., with wide-ranging final remarks to U.S. service members, touting his defense record while praising the military and

The Netanyahu cabinet said a deal set to free Israeli captives had been reached, while the country's military continues to pound Gaza.

Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global pandemic and a brush with cancer.