Tag: Syria
Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under current plans all U.S. troops leaving...
Officials: Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers
RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing...
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...
Pence meets with Erdogan, seeking Syria border cease-fire
ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior U.S. delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence pursued an uphill mission Thursday to persuade...
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...
Russia moves to fill void left by US in northern Syria
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria...
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...