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Oct 10

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What Turkey’s assault on northern Syria means for civilians, regional stability

Turkey continued its military assault into northern Syria on Thursday. Aid agencies warn that nearly half a million people near the border are at risk from the violence, which is drawing criticism from many U.S. officials. Amna Nawaz reports and…

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May 11

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Kurdish control in Syria threatened by U.S. troop withdrawal

By Jane Ferguson

After the Syrian revolution began in 2011, the Kurdish people formed their own semi-autonomous area in Syria called Rojava. Their alliance with the U.S. has kept Syrian and Turkish forces out of the region and bolstered territorial gains. But questions…

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Apr 05

Should thousands of ISIS fighters and their families be allowed to return home?

By Courtney Vinopal

While some countries had repatriated former members of ISIS on an ad hoc basis in the past, the fall of the caliphate has forced the U.S. and its allies to seek a more permanent fix.

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Mar 09

US-backed fighters could soon resume offensive against IS

By Philip Issa, Associated Press

U.S.-backed fighters could soon resume an offensive against the Islamic State group in the last area they control in Syria, an official said Saturday, adding that the battle against the extremists is expected to take three days.

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Feb 17

U.S.-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the group said Sunday.

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Nov 28

ISIS could spread if ‘Americans turn their back’ on Kurdish allies in Syria, official says

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

The comments by Ilham Ahmed, a member of the political arm of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, were in response to the U.S. administration’s suggestion that military aid to the Kurdish-led forces may be halted.

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Oct 21

After Raqqa, Trump says U.S. shifts to ‘new phase’ in Syria

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is portraying the Islamic State group's ouster from its Syrian stronghold as a milestone in the U.S. fight against terrorism.

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May 09

Trump administration will arm Syrian Kurds ‘as necessary,’ despite Turkish objections

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria's Kurdish fighters "as necessary" to recapture the key Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as terrorists.

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Aug 13

U.S.-backed forces liberate key city from ISIS, freeing 2,000 hostages

By Corinne Segal

U.S.-backed rebel forces have captured the city of Manbij from the Islamic State, whose grip on the city lasted two years but faltered after months of fighting.

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