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November 26, 2019

Turkey says car bomb kills 17 in northeastern Syria

A car bomb went off in a Turkish-controlled area of northeastern Syria on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people, Turkey's ...

November 25, 2019

3 women repatriated from Syria face terror charges in Kosovo

Kosovo prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against three women repatriated from Syria for allegedly joining terror ...

November 24, 2019

Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip

Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, ...

November 24, 2019

The Latest: US, Kurds target Islamic State in joint action

The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Iraq (all times local): 8:30 p.m. American-led forces and their Syrian ...

November 22, 2019

Spain court seeks to try Assad’s uncle for money laundering

A Spanish judge is recommending that Syrian ex-Vice President Rifaat Assad, the exiled uncle of Bashar Assad, and 13 others ...

November 22, 2019

UK praised for bringing back some British orphans from Syria

The U.K.’s decision to allow some British orphans from Syria to come back home has drawn praise from an international charity

November 20, 2019

Syrian shelling of camp housing displaced people kills 15

Syrian government troops bombarded a camp hosting displaced people near the Turkish border in the country’s northwest ...

November 20, 2019

Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket attack

Israel said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday in a “wide-scale” operation in response to rocket fire ...

November 19, 2019

NATO chief heads to Paris as France comes under fire

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that he will travel to Paris next week for talks with President Emmanuel ...

November 19, 2019

Israeli military says 4 rockets fired from Syria intercepted

The Israeli military said it intercepted four incoming rockets from Syria on Tuesday and explosions were heard shortly after ...

November 16, 2019

Car bomb kills at least 18 in Syrian town held by Turkey

A car bomb exploded Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 18 ...

November 16, 2019

Germany arrests woman, accused of joining IS, on return home

A German woman accused of joining the Islamic State group in Syria and marrying an IS fighter has been arrested on arrival ...

November 15, 2019

US commander: Partnership with Kurds against IS still strong

A senior U.S. coalition commander said Friday the partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces remains strong and focused on ...

November 15, 2019

US presses European countries to take Islamic State fighters

European and other members of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group must take back and prosecute their ...

November 15, 2019

UN aid chief: Over 11 million Syrians need humanitarian aid

Over 11 million people across Syria need aid — more than half the country’s estimated population — and the U.N. and other ...

November 14, 2019

The Latest: Britain arrests man on Syria-related activity

The Latest on Turkey deporting captured Islamic State suspects to their home countries. (all times local): 7:30 p.m.

November 14, 2019

Turkey deports American IS suspect stuck at Greek border

An American man suspected of being a member of the Islamic State group is being repatriated to the United States after ...

November 14, 2019

Erdogan says Turkey won’t dispose of Russian S-400s

Turkey is willing to purchase U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems but will not agree to disposing of the Russian S-400 ...

November 14, 2019

As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza

Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores ...