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US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria

US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria

US forces withdrew from their largest base in northern Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, as Turkey accused Kurdish forces…
Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns

Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian…
Lebanon protesters keep pressure on government as reform deadline nears

Lebanon protesters keep pressure on government as reform deadline nears

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Protesters in Lebanon returned to the streets early on Sunday, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri…
All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief

All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly…
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire

Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire

ANKARA (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday after an attack by the Syrian…
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says

Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday,…
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds

Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds

ANKARA (Reuters) – A fragile ceasefire was holding along Turkey’s border with Syria on Saturday, two days after President Tayyip…
Lebanon braces for third day of unrest as rage sweeps country

Lebanon braces for third day of unrest as rage sweeps country

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon braced for a third day of unrest on Saturday after anti-government protests fueled by rising fury…
Turkey, Kurds trade accusations even as Syria truce takes hold

Turkey, Kurds trade accusations even as Syria truce takes hold

Turkish and Kurdish leaders accused each other of violating a US-brokered truce in northeastern Syria even as it appeared to…
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares

McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares

US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has attacked President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria as “a strategic…
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