Tag: Syria

CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — The cease-fire in northern Syria got off to a rocky start Friday, as Kurdish leaders accused Turkey of violating the accord with continued fighting at a key border town while casting…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump found himself increasingly isolated on Wednesday as members of his own party joined a House resolution condemning his withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, congressional Democrats stormed out of a…

That was some vote in the House Wednesday on a resolution opposing President Trump’s withdrawal from northern Syria and noting the mayhem that has resulted. In an era marked by furious partisanship, the House voted…

Last week, the United States abandoned its longstanding pledge to assist Syrian Kurds fighting extremist Islamic forces from within and encroaching Turkish armies from the north. U.S. forces afforded the Kurds the necessary leverage to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing chaos, cries of betrayal and signs that Turkey’s invasion could fuel a broader war. Defense Secretary…

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched a military operation today against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces withdrew from the area, with activists reporting airstrikes on a town on Syria’s northern border. Turkish…

President Trump’s defeat of Islamic State as a territorial power was a major foreign-policy success, yet he may now undo it with a retreat from Syria that will also signal to U.S. allies that the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from “endless war” in the Middle East, even as Republican critics and others…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump today defended his decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria, clearing the way for an expected Turkish assault and essentially abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, whose book is released Sept. 3, warns bitter political divisions have pushed American society to the “breaking point” in his most extensive public remarks since he resigned…