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Desperate Syrians Huddle Among the Trees, Safe For Now

Sheltering from the wind under a gnarled olive tree Saturday, young Jumana and her two children are among tens of...

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Thousands Flee Syria Army Advance In North

Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled advancing Russian-backed regime forces fighting Islamic State group...

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Russian, Syrian Regime Convoys Enter Northern Syria City

Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic...

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US Forces Look On As Allies Clash In North Syria

US soldiers aboard Humvee armoured vehicles have been watching from a distance as two of their allies, Turkish-backed...

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...

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Russian Jets Mistakenly Bomb US-Backed Forces In Syria

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought...

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Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds

Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control...

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To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds

Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the...

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Turkey Says Wants To Be Part of Raqa Operation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Ankara wanted to work with its allies to capture the Islamic State...

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Top US Commander For Mideast In Secret Syria Trip

The top US military commander for the Middle East made a secret trip to northern Syria Friday to meet a US-backed...

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Turkey Says Al-Bab Completely Captured From Jihadists

Turkish armed forces and allied Syrian rebels have completely taken the IS bastion of Al-Bab in northern Syria from...

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Why Does the Capture of Syria’s Al-Bab Matter?

The Syrian town of Al-Bab was for three years a key jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, whose capture Ankara hopes...

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Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of...

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US-Backed Fighters Advance On IS In Syria’s East

An alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters seized more than a dozen villages in eastern Syria on Tuesday in their drive...

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Turkey Presents US Options For Raqa Operation

Turkey has presented two plans to the US detailing how a joint operation could retake the IS de-facto capital of Raqa...

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IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says

Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd...

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Erdogan Calls For Safe Zone In Northern Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara wanted to establish a "safe zone" in northern Syria free of...

Opinion

Turkish Troops, Syria Rebels Enter IS-Held Town

Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Saturday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as...

International

Turkish Army Urges Syrians To Seek Safety As Rebels Push On Al-Bab

The Turkish army has dropped leaflets on the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab in Syria urging civilians to seek...