Tag: Turkey
Russia, Turkey hold talks on future of border region
SUZAN FRASER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As the leaders of Russia and Turkey sought to work out the fate of...
‘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...
US may now keep some troops in Syria to guard oil fields
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Even as American forces make a hasty and chaotic withdrawal from northeastern Syria, the U.S. is...
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...
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...
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...