Oct 23 Watch 5:32 For northern Syrians who endured ISIS, U.S. withdrawal means a new struggle to survive More than 170,000 people have fled their homes in northern Syria since Turkey launched its offensive two weeks ago. Civilians in the area have lived through years of unrest, including revolution against the Assad regime, the battle to defeat ISIS… Continue watching
Oct 23 WATCH: Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, calls cease-fire ‘permanent’ Claiming success at the U.S.-brokered effort, Trump said Wednesday, "this was an outcome created by us."… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 11:39 Turning to Putin, Erdogan ignores U.S. agreement for northeastern Syria As a cease-fire in northern Syria expired Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders announced a joint plan to evict Kurdish YPG fighters from northeast Syria -- displeasing Syrian President Bashar… Continue watching
Oct 22 Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with accord By Suzan Fraser, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The leaders of Russia and Turkey announced an agreement Turkey for their two countries' forces to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters, filling the void left by departing American troops after President… Continue reading
Oct 22 Kurds say they have withdrawn from Syrian border region By Suzan Fraser, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Turkey had threatened to relaunch its offensive if the withdrawal was not carried out. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.S. troops leaving Syria can’t stay in Iraq, Iraq’s military says By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press The U.S. had planned for troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq and continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence in the region. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 5:30 ‘Trump betrayed us’: Fleeing Kurds condemn U.S. decision to leave Syria By Jane Ferguson As U.S. troops follow President Trump's orders and pull out of northeast Syria, they leave behind men they fought side by side with against the Islamic State group. Amid fears of ethnic cleansing by Turkey, the Kurds have agreed to… Continue watching
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