BASSEM MROUE / The Associated PressOct 24, 2019
The clashes, in which some were killed, highlight the risks of violence as fighters, including Kurds, jostle for position in the border zone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
SUZAN FRASER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated PressOct 22, 2019
The two powers announce an agreement to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressOct 21, 2019
Defense Secretary Esper says the plan is still in the discussion phase and is designed to give the president "maneuver room." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressOct 20, 2019
The United States will continue Mideast operations against Islamic State, according to plans outlined by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressOct 19, 2019
Germany is home to large Turkish and Kurdish communities, and tensions between them have turned violent in the past. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigOct 17, 2019
The president's 2020 opponents would do well to watch his moves on the international front, as they could help his re-election cause. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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 )
Robert Reich / TruthdigOct 15, 2019
The president is a xenophobe in public and an international gangster in private. Congress has a responsibility to remove him from office. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigOct 15, 2019
How to explain the U.S. president's about-face on Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria? Offhand, I can think of three possible explanations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressOct 14, 2019
The president says he is halting trade negotiations and raising steel tariffs in an effort to restrain the Turks' assault on Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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