ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressOct 17, 2019
The agreement was announced in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )
HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD / The Associated PressOct 12, 2019
The Associated Press refutes a number of the president's latest statements on the U.S. economy, Syria and Turkey, ISIS and more. Dig deeper ( 8 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 )
The Associated PressJan 24, 2018
The House speaker is leading a congressional group that will focus on stability in the Middle East, the campaign against Islamic State and "Iranian aggression." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 27, 2015
He was dubbed "Jihadi John" before his real name was known, and as of Thursday, The Washington Post claimed that the killer from the Islamic State group who was prominently featured in recent beheading videos is Kuwaiti-born Londoner Mohammed Emwazi. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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