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September 22, 2016

Full transcript of AP interview with Syrian President Assad

The Associated Press sat down with Syrian President Bashar Assad at a palace in downtown Damascus. Here's a full transcript ...

September 21, 2016

The Latest: US official: Syria convoy hit by Russian plane

The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local): 11 p.m. A senior U.S. official says that Washington has determined with a ...

September 20, 2016

US imposes sanctions against Syrian-based radical group

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a Syrian-based radical group formerly affiliated with al-Qaida, the State Department said ...

September 20, 2016

International gathering again puts Syria no closer to peace

Another city, another Syria meeting. Another failure. Tuesday's gathering of the top U.S. and Russian diplomats, and more ...

September 20, 2016

The Latest: US holds Russia responsible for aid convoy hit

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire is faltering further after airstrikes hit an aid convoy overnight ...

September 18, 2016

Syrian truce receives new blows with airstrikes, shelling

Syria's fragile cease-fire started to unravel on Sunday with the first aerial attacks on rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo ...

September 17, 2016

The Latest: Russian UN envoy says Syria deal in trouble

The Latest on the conflict in Syria, where the U.S. military says it may have unintentionally struck government forces.

September 17, 2016

Guantanamo prisoner says Saudi 'royal' involved in terrorism

An accused al-Qaida bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona told military officials at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, ...

September 14, 2016

Yemeni officials: drone kills 5 suspected al-Qaida fighters

Yemeni security officials say a suspected U.S. drone has struck a car traveling in the southern Bayda province, killing five ...

September 14, 2016

Russia urges Syrian rebels to separate from 'terrorists'

Russia said Wednesday that separating Syrian rebels from 'terrorists' is a "key task" to ensure that the Russia-U.S.

September 13, 2016

Syria ceasefire deal rife with legal, liability questions

The deal crafted by the U.S. and Russia to halt the Syrian civil war and focus efforts on rooting out extremists in the ...

September 13, 2016

Syrian cease-fire holds as Aleppo awaits relief

A cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia brought calm across much of Syria on Tuesday as residents of the northern city ...

September 13, 2016

The Latest: 20 countries seeking Syria peace may meet in NY

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times ...

September 13, 2016

As Syria truce holds. al-Qaida affiliate denounces it

With much of Syria calm for the past 24 hours, a powerful al-Qaida-linked group sharply criticized the U.S.

September 12, 2016

Confusion over cease-fire as US walks back Kerry comments

Confusion reigned Monday over Syria's new cease-fire as Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and Russia could ...

September 12, 2016

The Latest: Syrian rebels have misgivings about truce plan

The Latest on the civil war in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia began at sundown (all times ...

September 12, 2016

Syria cease-fire enters into effect, but rebels don't commit

A cease-fire came into effect in Syria at sunset Monday in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring ...

September 11, 2016

Syrian Rebels leery of cease-fire plan

Rebel factions in Syria expressed deep reservations on Sunday about the terms of a U.S.-Russian deal that seeks to restart ...

September 11, 2016

Kenyan police kill 3 women who attacked police station

Three women have been killed after they attacked a police station in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday, a police ...