US intervention in the Syrian civil war
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| + | The '''American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War''' refers to US support of [[Syrian opposition]] and the [[Rojava|Federation of Northern Syria]] during the course of the [[Syrian Civil War]], and active involvement of US military against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] and against the [[al-Nusra Front]] from 2014. Since 2017, the US and some other Coalition nations have also targeted military positions of the Syrian Government. | ||
| - | '''James Wright Foley''' (October 18, 1973 – August 19, 2014) was an [[American journalist]] and video reporter. While working as a freelance [[war correspondent]] during the [[Syrian Civil War]], he was abducted on November 22, 2012, in northwestern [[Syria]]. He was beheaded in August 2014 purportedly as a response to [[2014 American intervention in Iraq|American airstrikes in Iraq]], thus becoming the first American citizen killed by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL). | + | == See also == |
| - | + | * [[Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] | |
| - | == See also== | + | ** [[American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)]] |
| - | * [[2014 American Intervention in Syria]] | + | * [[Siege of Kobanî]] |
| - | * [[2014 ISIL beheading incidents]] | + | * [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)]] |
| - | * [[Austin Tice]] | + | * [[Military of ISIL]] |
| - | * [[Daniel Pearl]] | + | * [[Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War]] |
| - | * [[Foreign hostages in Iraq]] | + | * [[Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War]] |
| - | * [[Islamist beheading]] | + | * [[Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)]] |
| - | * [[Kenneth Bigley]] | + | * [[2015 Egyptian military intervention in Libya]] |
| - | * [[Nick Berg]] | + | * [[Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015)]] |
| - | * [[John Cantlie]] | + | * [[Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015)]] |
| - | * [[Steven Sotloff]] | + | * [[Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015)]] |
| - | *[[The Beatles (terrorist cell)|The Beatles]], terrorist cell of ISIL that held Foley and eventually beheaded him | + | * [[Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)]] |
| - | *[[Mohammed Emwazi]], Kuwaiti-British terrorist who beheaded Foley | + | * [[Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015)]] |
| - | + | * [[Palmyra offensive (2015)]] | |
| - | + | * [[Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015)]] | |
| + | * [[Tell Abyad offensive (2015)]] | ||
| + | * [[List of wars and battles involving ISIL]] | ||
| + | * [[Overseas interventions of the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[Syria–United States relations]] | ||
| + | * [[Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (August 2014–present)]] | ||
| + | * [[List of United States attacks on the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War]] | ||
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The American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War refers to US support of Syrian opposition and the Federation of Northern Syria during the course of the Syrian Civil War, and active involvement of US military against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and against the al-Nusra Front from 2014. Since 2017, the US and some other Coalition nations have also targeted military positions of the Syrian Government.
See also
- Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Siege of Kobanî
- Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)
- Military of ISIL
- Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War
- Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
- 2015 Egyptian military intervention in Libya
- Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015)
- Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015)
- Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015)
- Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)
- Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015)
- Palmyra offensive (2015)
- Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015)
- Tell Abyad offensive (2015)
- List of wars and battles involving ISIL
- Overseas interventions of the United States
- Syria–United States relations
- Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (August 2014–present)
- List of United States attacks on the Syrian government during the Syrian Civil War
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