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US warns that Islamic State extremists still a world threat
ROME (AP) — As the U.S. works on its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, members of the global coalition ... Read more
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Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi’s death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eliminating the Islamic State group’s elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for ... Read more
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Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with accord
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Turkey announced an agreement Tuesday to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern ... Read more
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Pentagon chief says U.S. troops leaving Syria for western Iraq
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans all U.S. troops leaving ... Read more
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Fearing U.S. abandonment, Kurds kept back channels wide open
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Syria’s Kurdish fighters, America’s longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the ... Read more
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Trump orders Turkey sanctions; U.S. scrambles for Syria exit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Targeting Turkey’s economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault ... Read more
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Turkish forces push deeper into Syria amid intense fighting
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces faced fierce resistance from U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters on the third day ... Read more
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Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in ... Read more
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Trump’s Syria withdrawal announcement draws GOP condemnation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick ... Read more
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Syrian activists say airstrikes kill 27 in rebel-held town
BEIRUT (AP) — Multiple Airstrikes hit a busy market in a rebel-controlled town in northwestern Syria on Monday, ... Read more