Oct 21 U.S. may now keep some troops in Syria to guard oil fields By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon chief said the plan was still in the discussion phase and had not yet been presented to Trump, who has repeatedly said the Islamic State has been defeated. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 3:25 U.S. troops, Kurdish fighters to leave Syrian border region By PBS NewsHour As Kurdish fighters evacuated areas of Syria near the Turkish border on Sunday, a U.S. official said American forces in the region will be redeployed to Iraq to conduct operations against the Islamic State. Those developments came as Lebanon’s prime… Continue watching
Oct 20 Pelosi in Jordan for 'vital discussions' amid Syria crisis By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a group of American lawmakers on a surprise visit to Jordan to discuss "the deepening crisis" in Syria amid a shaky U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Continue reading
Oct 20 Kurds begin evacuation from besieged Syrian border town By Mehmet Guzel, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 3:46 Fighting abates in northern Syria, but political and humanitarian crises endure By Amna Nawaz The battleground in northeastern Syria appears to be quieting, after a cease-fire between Turkish forces and Kurdish fighters got off to a rocky start. But will Turkey keep its word -- and was the U.S. pullout from the region appropriate?… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 14:06 Shields and Brooks on Trump's Syria 'blunder,' impeachment outlook Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how the impeachment inquiry is affecting President Trump's support among Republicans, fallout from Trump's handling of northern Syria and… Continue watching
Oct 18 Trump says Europe is willing to take IS prisoners in Syria By Zeke Miller, Associated Press At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said U.S. troops are continuing their withdrawal from northern Syria. Continue reading
Oct 18 Fighting continues in Kurdish-held town in Syria despite cease-fire By Elena Becatoros, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press A spokesman for the Kurdish-led fighters said they were not withdrawing from Ras al-Ayn because Turkish forces are still besieging and shelling it. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 12:50 Turkish ambassador to U.S. disputes that Erdogan agreed to a 'cease-fire' Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday about Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria. They agreed to a five-day pause in the operation, but disagreed about… Continue watching
Oct 17 WATCH: Pence announces cease-fire with Turkey in Syria By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says there will "a pause in military operations for 120 hours" to allow the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds to withdraw. Continue reading