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US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria
Turkish threats of a ground invasion have stymied the missions with Kurdish forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Russia calls US move to protect Syrian oil ‘banditry’
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday harshly criticized the United States decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to protect oil fields, calling it “banditry.”
Russia says it sent hundreds of additional troops to Syria
The troops and armored vehicles are going in as American troops pull out.
US failed to set attainable military objectives in Syria
It’s time to stop making foreign policy on aspirational hopes and return to realistic, feasible policies that benefit our country, says the author of this commentary.
By Daniel L. Davis
After American troop withdrawal, Trump shifts focus to Syria oil fields
As Russian and Turkish leaders divvy up security roles in northeast Syria following an abrupt U.S. troop withdrawal, President Donald Trump is focused on oil fields elsewhere in the war-torn country.
Syrian government says Turkish-led forces attacked its troops
Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said.
Syria’s Assad gets a prize with American troop withdrawal, Turkey-Russia deal
Once again, Syrian President Bashar Assad has snapped up a prize from world powers that have been maneuvering in his country’s multifront wars. Without firing a shot, his forces are returning to towns and villages in northeastern Syria where they haven’t set foot for years.
Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord with Turkey
Russian military police began patrols on part of the Syrian border Wednesday, quickly moving to implement an accord with Turkey that divvies up control of northeastern Syria. The Kremlin told Kurdish fighters to pull back from the entire frontier or else face being “steamrolled” by Turkish forces.
US does not know where ISIS escapees are, says Syria envoy
More than 100 Islamic State prisoners have escaped to parts unknown.
By Joe Gould
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, declares victory for American troops after new cease-fire agreement in Syria
Trump said countless American military lives have and will be saved by withdrawing from the region.
US troops relocating from Syria have four weeks to stay in Iraq
U.S. troops “transiting” in Iraq will depart the country before moving to Kuwait, Qatar, or the United States, Iraq’s Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari told the Associated Press Wednesday.
By Diana Stancy