American troops came under artillery fire in Syria this week. We have the latest on the fighting there and the U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war.
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More than 20 people died on Thursday as Syrian government planes dropped bombs on eastern Ghouta. Meanwhile, Syria is accusing the U.S. of "aggression" after an exchange of attacks in eastern Syria.
U.S. officials say the attack by Syrian pro-regime forces was unprovoked and the Americans launched airstrikes in self-defense. The U.S. military says a Syrian rebel soldier was wounded.
Civilian death tolls are piling up as the Syrian regime and its ally Russia attack Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, and parts of the northern Idlib province.
U.S. troops are on the ground in Syria training local forces to fight ISIS. But Turkish troops and their local allies are on verge of a confrontation with them.
An ex-Palestinian intelligence chief and an attorney filed complaints against the Palestinian Authority after an anonymous document alleged the government tapped their calls for the U.S. spy agency.
Baquer Namazi, an 81-year-old Iranian-American, was sent back to jail in Iran, despite his declining health. A family lawyer says the move is tantamount to a death sentence.