Cooling U.S. Tensions With Turkey
The U.S. relationship with Turkey has careened from bad to worse, so it’s a sign of progress that the two sides agreed this week on…
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Syria crisis enters new danger zone
As Syria’s war grinds along in its seventh year of fighting, the conflict is entering an ominous new phase as President Bashar Assad’s forces step…
Pentagon Says It’s Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated
Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State, is taken and in ruins. U.S. troops and civilian aid workers are in the Syrian city,…
Syria’s Arab, Kurdish women join forces to fight for future
AIN ISSA, Syria — At just 21 years old, Zilan’s burdens are already heavy. She has a pair of violent ex-husbands and a daughter from each. But she…
Could battle for Raqqa bring the end of ISIL in Syria?
When ISIL took control of Raqqa in 2014, the Syrian province became the first to fall under the armed group’s full control. ISIL fighters went on a…
UN urges fighting pause in Raqqa, the ‘worst place on earth’
A senior United Nations aid official has urged the international community to do whatever is needed to allow citizens to flee from Raqqa, describing the…
Islamic State resists Syrian rebel bid to take Raqqa – Video
The Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed alliance, has continued to advance one week after its operation to retake ISIL’s last stronghold in Syria. The forces…
Saudi Arabia ready to fight Daesh in Syria’s Raqqa
Saudi Arabia is ready — if asked — to take part in a planned military operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from the…
Assiri: Saudi Arabia ready to join Raqqa battle
Saudi Arabia is prepared to join a US-led international coalition preparing an operation to isolate ISIS militants in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Arab Coalition…
Turkish, US, French ministers discuss anti-Daesh fight
Turkey, the United States, and France have agreed on basic principles in the fight against Daesh, diplomatic and military sources confirmed Wednesday. In a tripartite…