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Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus

Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the ...

Iraq says its strikes in Syria killed 36 IS militants

A spokesman for Iraq's military says 36 Islamic State militants have been killed in Thursday's airstrikes by Iraq's air force ...

Chemical weapons inspectors collect samples from Syria site

Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples from Syria's Douma on Saturday, two weeks after a suspected gas attack there ...

The Latest: OPCW team visits Douma to probe chemical attack

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 6:15 p.m. The global chemical weapons watchdog says a team of ...

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Haley: UN Sec. Council Pressure Worked In NKorea

Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital

Islamic State militants agreed to give up their last pocket in Damascus on Friday, state media reported, as the government ...

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Russia: US did not violate red lines during Syria strikes

Russia's foreign minister said Friday that the U.S. sought out and respected Moscow's positions in Syria when it launched its ...

Rights group: Lebanon evicting Syrian refugees from towns

Local officials in Lebanon are throwing Syrian out of their towns in a violation of their rights as refugees and residents, ...

AP POLL FOREIGN RELATIONS

AP-NORC Poll: Americans expect Russia tension will get worse

Americans largely fear the country's relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs ...

Judge blocks transfer of US citizen with ties to IS group

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from transferring an American citizen accused of fighting with Islamic ...

The Latest: Judge blocks transfer of citizen with ties to IS

The Latest on the fate of a U.S. citizen accused of working with Islamic State militants(all times local): 7:55 p.m.

Syrian rebels give up Damascus area town to government

The Syrian government took control of a town northeast of Damascus on Thursday after rebels evacuated to north Syria — the ...

SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACKS

Pentagon: Sarin likely at Syria sites, but questions remain

The Pentagon said Thursday a "preponderance of the evidence" indicates there were chemical weapons, including "elements" of ...

After Syria missile strikes, US stuck in holding pattern

The drama of U.S. and allied missile strikes on Syria has obscured a sobering fact: The U.S.-led campaign to eliminate the ...

UN team fired on at suspected Syria chemical attack site

Assailants opened fire at a U.N. security team visiting the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, an official ...

The Latest: UN says more security needed at Douma site

The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 9:55 p.m. The United Nations says further steps are needed to secure the ...

Douma chemical attack puts OPCW back in spotlight

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been thrust once again into the international limelight by a ...

First the chlorine, then chaos and death in Syria attack

Residents of the Syrian town of Douma were packed into underground shelters amid bombardment when the gas began to spread.

The Latest: Russia clashes again with US, allies over Syria

The latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 5:35 a.m. Russia is clashing again with the United States and its ...

Syria envoy says UN security team visits alleged attack site

Syrian media said international chemical weapons inspectors on Tuesday entered the town of Douma, where an alleged poison gas ...