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From Syria to Somalia, US troops remain deployed this holiday season under missions that never formally ended

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While Washington debates future threats from China, Iran and Russia, U.S. forces remain engaged in conflicts most Americans believe ended years ago — in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.The missions are smaller and quieter than the wars that defined the post-9/11 era. There are no troop surges or primetime speeches. But American service members continue to conduct raids, launch airstrikes and intercept enemy fire under war authorities passed more than two decades ago — long after public attention moved on.The wars did not end. They simply faded from view.DEADLY STRIKE ON US TROOPS TESTS TRUMP’S...

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