World Nov 29 Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens Nationwide protests that began Oct. 17 over widespread corruption and mismanagement have worsened Lebanon’s worst economic and financial crises.
World Nov 27 Overnight clashes in Lebanon injure dozens as tensions rise The nationwide uprising against the country’s ruling elite has remained overwhelmingly peaceful since it began Oct. 17, but as the political deadlock for forming a new government drags on, tempers have risen.
World Nov 02 Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13 A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
World Oct 24 Syria says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
World Oct 20 Kurds begin evacuation from besieged Syrian border town Kurdish fighters and civilians began evacuating from a besieged Syrian town on Sunday, the first pullback under the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal, opening the way to a broader withdrawal of the Kurdish-led forces from parts of the Turkish border.
World Oct 15 Russia moves to fill void left by U.S. in Syria A video posted online by Russian journalists travelling with the soldiers showed what appeared to be an abandoned outpost where American troops had been stationed earlier.
World Oct 11 Turkey’s offensive in Syria raises fears of ISIS prison break The Kurdish-led forces say they may not be able to spare enough forces to secure al-Hol, home to tens of thousands of IS-linked women and their children, and other detention camps holding more than 10,000 male militants.
World Oct 09 Turkey begins military operation against Syrian Kurds Erdogan said on his official Twitter account Wednesday that the operation, named "Peace Spring," has begun.
World Oct 08 Turkey says it won’t bow to U.S. pressure over Syrian Kurds Turkish leaders said they were intent on combatting Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria after the U.S. decided to remove its troops from the region.
World Oct 07 U.S. troops begin pulling out of Syria, leaving Kurds without support Turkey's leader has threatened for months to launch a military operation against Syria Kurdish forces, who he views as terrorists.