TAMEEM AKHGAR / The Associated PressMar 6, 2020
Militants from the Islamic State group have declared war on Afghanistan's Shiites; IS claims responsibility for Friday's attack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressOct 25, 2019
The announcement comes even as the president again tweets that the U.S. military mission in Syria is completed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ELENA BECATOROS and BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressOct 17, 2019
Kobani is taken by forces loyal to Bashar Assad, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a “safe zone” free of Syrian Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressOct 11, 2019
"U.S. troops remain with [our Kurdish partner forces] in other parts of Syria," according to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressOct 11, 2019
The offensive was launched Wednesday to drive away Syrian Kurdish fighters linked to an outlawed Kurdish militant group in Turkey. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
KATHY GANNON / The Associated PressMar 31, 2019
Most soldiers see no future in Afghanistan, says a fighter who was recruited, paid and trained by Iran to fight for Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressMar 22, 2019
The fall of the last IS stronghold in Baghouz, Syria, would mark the end of the group's self-declared caliphate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMay 12, 2018
After a knife-wielding man kills one person and injures four, the French president says his nation will not yield to "enemies of freedom." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMay 6, 2018
The blast in the eastern city of Khost occurred at a mosque that was being used as a voter registration center Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressApr 22, 2018
Government forces use warplanes, helicopters and artillery in a bid to enforce an evacuation deal reached with the militants earlier in the week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
The Associated PressFeb 26, 2018
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Syria is "terrorizing hundreds of thousands of civilians" with airstrikes, artillery, rockets and "a looming ground attack." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Philip Issa / APNov 19, 2017
Pro-government forces defeated the militant group in its last major stronghold in Syria, leaving the militants to defend strips of desert territory. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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