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October 9, 2019

2 ISIS-linked British captives in Syria taken into US custody, officials say

A senior U.S. defense official told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Wednesday that they moved two British militants believed to be part of an Islamic State group which beheaded hostages out of a detention center in Syria and took them into American custody. 

October 9, 2019

Trump's Syria pullout a 'disaster,' allowing Turkey to 'wipe out' America's Kurdish ally: Marc Thiessen

President Trump's order to pull American forces out of northern Syria has already been a disaster, according to former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen.

October 9, 2019

Displaced 'ISIS-supporting women' revolt in Syria border camp as Turkish incursion gains momentum

It was a chillingly familiar sight for Syrian-Kurds in the north-eastern slice of their conflict-ripped country: civilians stuffing themselves into vehicles and running on calloused feet with little more than the clothes on their back, fleeing the border towns.

October 9, 2019

Turkey announces northern Syria invasion of ground forces; multiple civilians reported dead

Turkey announced Wednesday that its ground forces invaded northeastern Syria to fight against Kurdish forces just hours after launching an initial assault in the area, as the first reports of deaths emerged.

October 8, 2019

Turkish incursion into Syria would force Kurds to flee, freeing captured ISIS members, Gen. Keane says

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Jack Keane warned a military incursion into Syria by Turkey could cause the American-ally Kurds to flee, leaving thousands of ISIS prisoners unguarded.

October 8, 2019

French officials criticize US over announced military pullback in Syria

French Prime Minister Edouard Phillippe said Tuesday that his country's forces would remain in Syria to battle ISIS and defend Kurdish-led forces fighting the terror group.

October 7, 2019

Syrian Kurds fear 'ethnic cleansing' after US troop pullout announcement

In the aftermath of President Trump’s surprise announcement Sunday that the U.S. would be withdrawing from the predominantly Kurdish enclave in Northern Syria, some left languishing claimed "ethnic cleansing" could follow.

October 7, 2019

Judith Miller: Trump's Syria move all wrong – It jeopardizes costly victory over ISIS, betrays the Kurds

While Washington has repeatedly abandoned the Kurds -- never has the betrayal felt so naked – or unwise.

October 7, 2019

Turkey's Syria incursion may allow ISIS to attempt mass prison break amid US withdrawal, Kurdish fighters warn

ISIS fighters and other terrorists comprising the more than 10,000 Islamic militants jailed in northeast Syria could launch a mass prison break as U.S. troops withdraw from the region in response to Turkey's impending incursion, Syrian Kurdish fighters warned Monday.

October 5, 2019

Nearly 100 killed, 4,000 wounded in Iraq as anti-government protests reach fifth day

At least 94 people have been killed and over 4,000 have been wounded as tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Baghdad and southern Iraq over the past five days, according to the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights.