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Syrian Barrage Buries Civilian Areas: 'What Have We Done To Deserve This?'

1:27pm February 21, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Attacks on rebel-held eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, have killed over 250 civilians and show no signs of slowing. Aid groups say pro-regime forces are targeting residential buildings and hospitals.

A Syrian man carries a child injured in the government bombing of eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus on Monday.

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'No Words Will Do Justice': Onslaught On Syrian Suburb Kills Some 200 Civilians

2:54pm February 20, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, one of the few left in Syria, has been bombarded by pro-regime forces recently — and UNICEF and other aid groups have struggled to describe the carnage.

Young men outside Raqqa, Syria, training to find and destroy hidden explosive devices left by retreating ISIS forces.

ISIS' Parting Gift To Its Former Capital: Thousands Of Explosive Booby Traps

8:18am February 19, 2018

by Tom Bowman

Raqqa may be cleared of ISIS fighters, but hidden throughout the city are thousands of hidden bombs. U.S. special forces and Syrians are training young men to disarm them.

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Some of the devastation caused by the fight to remove ISIS from Raqqa, Syria.

U.S. Military Mission In Syria Endures As ISIS Nears Defeat

6:26pm February 15, 2018

by Tom Bowman

Up to 2,000 U.S. troops are in Syria defending Kurdish allies. The threats come from regime forces, Iran, Turkey and even Russia.

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Syrian pro-government forces patrol in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour in November.

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'Dozens' Of Russian Mercenaries Reportedly Killed In U.S. Airstrikes In Syria

12:14pm February 14, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The reports follow a fierce counterattack by U.S. B-52 bombers, gunships and fighters in Syria's oil-rich Deir el-Zour province, an ISIS stronghold.

Israeli security stands around the wreckage of an F-16 that crashed in northern Israel on Saturday. The Israeli military shot down an Iranian drone it said infiltrated the country before launching attacks on at least a dozen Iranian and Syrian targets ins

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Israeli Jet Downed During Attack On Syria After Drone Intercepted, Says Israel

11:36am February 10, 2018

by Amy Held

Israel said it attacked several targets in Syria after intercepting an Iranian drone that had been launched from that country.

A volunteer rescue team attempts to put out a fire in the Syrian city of Maaret al-Numan, in the rebel-held province of Idlib, on Wednesday, following airstrikes reported by a U.K.-based monitoring group.

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Why Civilians Are Being Targeted In Syria Airstrikes

6:45pm February 07, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

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.

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A man waves a Syrian flag during a rally last year in Allentown, Pa., which has one of the largest Syrian populations in the U.S.

U.S. Renews Temporary Protected Status For Some Syrians

8:37pm January 31, 2018

In 2012, Syrians living in the U.S. were shielded from having to return to a country embroiled in war. Those protections were extended Wednesday, but only for Syrians in the U.S. since Aug. 1, 2016.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Ankara during the funeral prayers for Sgt. Musa Ozalkan, the first Turkish soldier to be killed in Turkey's cross-border "Operation Olive Branch" in northern Syria, on Tuesday.

Trump And Erdogan Talk, But There's Disagreement Over What Was Said

11:46am January 25, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The White House released a readout of a call between the two leaders, but a Turkish source disputes the administration's account of the conversation.

Turkish army tanks head to Afrin, an enclave in northern Syria controlled by U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters, on Monday.

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Why Are U.S. Allies Killing Each Other In Syria?

5:40pm January 23, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The U.S. partners with both Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish group that the Turkish are attacking.