Tag: Kurds
Trump lifts sanctions on Turkey, says cease-fire permanent
AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will lift sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally agreed to permanently...
‘America is running away’: Syrian withdrawal turns chaotic
SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATH
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — The crowd hurled potatoes that thudded on the sides of the hulking U.S. armored...
Pence announces Turkey has agreed to cease-fire in Syria
ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey had agreed to a five-day cease-fire...
Aid groups scramble to reach Syrians as battle lines shift
JOSEPH KRAUSS and ANDREA ROSA
Associated Press
BARDARASH, Iraq (AP) — Humanitarian groups in northeastern Syria are scrambling to provide aid to hundreds of thousands...
Trump dismisses US stakes in Syria: “We’re 7,000 miles away”
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washing his hands of America's presence in Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the U.S. has...
US pulls troops in north Syria, threatens Turkey sanctions
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing...
Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid growing chaos in Syria, President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. troops to withdraw from...
Islamic State supporters escape in Syria as US pulls back
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB
Associated Press
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of Islamic State supporters escaped from a holding camp in northern Syria on...
Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
ZEINA KARAM and JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are fleeing by the tens of thousands yet again, a recurring nightmare of hastily...
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern...