Sky News
The Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond has ruled out any kind of deal with Syria's President Assad...
The Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond has ruled out any kind of deal with Syria's President Assad...
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Turkey Reportedly Attacks Syrian Kurdish Fighters Despite Cease-fire
Turkey says it's honoring the cease-fire but will continue to confront Syrian Kurds in the territory it believes to be its own.
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Trump says Syria 'very nicely under control'
President Donald Trump says things are "very nicely under control" in northern Syria where Turkish forces are fighting Syrian Kurds who were aligned with the U.S. against the Islamic State group.
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Iraq Military Says U.S. Troops From Syria Can't Stay
Iraq's military says U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria do not have permission to stay, contradicting Defense Secretary Mark Esper's earlier comments.
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House Passes Resolution Condemning Withdrawal From Syria
The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution that opposes the president's decision to withdraw troops from Syria.
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U.S. Restarts Large-Scale Operations To Fight ISIS In Syria
Military officials confirmed the new operations in a statement released over the weekend.
Bloomberg
Trump's Turkey Decision Not an Irrational Move: Geopolitical Futures
Oct.07 -- George Friedman, founder and chairman at Geopolitical Futures, discusses the U.S. reversing policy as Turkey plans to launch a military operation in Syria. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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McConnell: Trump's Troop Withdrawal Is A 'Grave Strategic Mistake'
In an op-ed published Friday in the Washington Post, McConnell urged the administration to reverse course on pulling U.S. troops from Syria.
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Experts Fear ISIS Could Capitalize On Chaos In Syria
The opportunity for ISIS to regain strength is a consequence of Turkey's military offensive along the Syrian border.
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USA: DOUBT OVER IRAQ'S PROMISE TO WITHDRAW FORCES FROM IRBIL
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The United States has cast doubt on Iraq's promise to withdraw its forces from the Kurdish city of Irbil.
White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta told reporters there was no evidence yet that Saddam Hussein was preparing to...
Bloomberg
U.K. to Give Iraq Coalition Credibility: Hormats
Sept. 26 -- Former U.S. Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats explains why he believes the U.K. will join the coalition of nations launching airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and discusses the strength of the coalition and...
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The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday. So far the aid is limited. (Aug. 11)
In the State Department daily briefing this afternoon, Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf says the United States supports the new Iraqi Prime Minister designate.
Harf also said the United States was working with the government of Iraq to...
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Analyst: Including Kirkuk in Kurdish independence vote "a strategic mistake"
The head of a global think tank in Beirut believes Kurdish leaders made a "strategic mistake" by including Kirkuk among the territories where last month's independence referendum was held.
The central Iraqi government and...
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McConnell Introduces Resolution Opposing U.S. Withdrawal From Syria
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said "withdrawing from Syria will invite more of the chaos that breeds terrorism."
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U.S. Has Moved 2 British ISIS Militants Out Of Kurdish Custody
Turkey launched an offensive in northern Syria on Wednesday, not long after the U.S. said it would withdraw its support for Syrian Kurds.
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Trump says Syria 'very nicely under control'
President Donald Trump says things are "very nicely under control" in northern Syria where Turkish forces are fighting Syrian Kurds who were aligned with the U.S. against the Islamic State group.
Bloomberg
U.S. to Allow Turkish Advance Into Syria in Reverse of Policy
Oct.07 -- The U.S. announced it will stand aside when Turkey's military launches an operation against America's wartime Kurdish allies in Syria. Bloomberg's Marty Schenker reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Trump Says Sanctions Against Turkey Are Being Lifted
Oct.23 -- President Donald Trump said he is lifting recently imposed sanctions against Turkey after the country complied with a cease-fire agreement with Kurdish forces in Syria.
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Trump And Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference At White House
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the White House roughly a month after the U.S. withdrew from northern Syria and Turkey swept in.
Sky News
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to be dead
VOICED: This is whats left of the house where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hiding, the images were filmed for Sky News just hours after the US special forces night time raid. SHOWS: aftermath of raid, destroyed houses, people searching...
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GWT: VOICER Exhumations begin at alleged mass grave
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Bloomberg
CFR's Steven Cook: Turkish Coup Will Probably Not Succeed
July 15 -- Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow, discusses the Turkish coup attempt with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Matt Miller.
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Diaspora Kurds return to homeland to battle jihadists
VOICED : Diaspora Kurds return to homeland to battle jihadists