US Hails Turkey As ‘a Trusted Ally’ In Ankara Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Turkey as a trusted ally after meeting its leaders in Ankara. His ...
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Tillerson Says Assad’s Long-Term Status Up To Syrian People
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was up to ...
Tillerson Visits As Turkey Says Its Syria Campaign Over
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ankara on Thursday for talks on the Syria conflict, just a day ...
Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria
Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But Prime Minister Binali Yildirim ...
Turkey Ends ‘Euphrates Shield’ Operation In Syria
Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said ...
Turkey Ends Military Operation Inside Northern Syria
Turkey on Wednesday announced its military campaign inside northern Syria was over, without specifying whether it will pull its troops ...
IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town
The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held town in northern ...
At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists
The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a ...
The Pentagon ‘has Been Let Off the Leash’ Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is experiencing greater freedom to run wars without seeking White House approval. Many in ...
Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service
Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, ...
Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and ...
Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days
The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa in ...
Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and vowed to ...
Allies Vow To Destroy IS As Attacks Overshadow Talks
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to crush the jihadists Wednesday at a meeting overshadowed by an ...
Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and vowed to ...
US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support Kurdish ...
Coalition Gathers To Hear Trump Islamic State Plan
The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate efforts to destroy ...
Russia ‘strikes Deal’ With Syrian Kurds To Set Up Base
Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that controls ...
Pentagon Launches Probe After Strike Near Syria Mosque
The US military is probing allegations that a strike targeting Al-Qaeda leaders near a mosque in northern Syria killed numerous ...
Syria Kurds Say Will Get Training From Russian Forces
Russia's military will train Kurdish forces in Syria, a spokesman said Monday, in the first agreement of its kind with ...