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'Immediate Needs' In Syria After ISIS: USAID Chief Visits Devastated Raqqa

1:15pm January 23, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

Mark Green, the top U.S. aid official, visited Raqqa Monday with CENTCOM Commander Joseph L. Votel. The U.S., which backs rebel forces, has given $875 million in "stabilization" aid to Syria.

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Turkish army tanks gather close to the Syrian border on Sunday.

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Turkey Launches Offensive On U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militia In Syria

2:27pm January 21, 2018

by Chris Benderev

The U.S. views the Kurdish group as crucial to battling ISIS, but Turkey considers them allies of another Kurdish group it classifies as terrorists.

A Yazidi tomb in a village in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Many families were displaced when ISIS killed hundreds of men and kidnapped thousands of women and children. More than 3,000 Yazidis are still missing.

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This Man Has Freed Hundreds Of Yazidis Captured By ISIS. Thousands Remain Missing

12:53pm January 18, 2018

by Jane Arraf

His phone rarely stops ringing. Most calls and messages are from other Yazidis in Iraq's Kurdistan region, asking for help to find their relatives. Others are from people threatening to kill him.

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Looking at the damage in the aftermath of an explosion at in a rebel-held area of the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Monday.

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Syria Violence Sends Thousands of Civilians Fleeing 'De-Escalation Zone'

9:30am January 13, 2018

More than 100,000 civilians have had to flee homes and refugee camps because of violence in Idlib province. "Barrel bombs are just falling on the heads of these people," says a civil defense worker.

Marjan practices at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.

9 Global Stories You May Have Missed In 2017

6:47pm December 29, 2017

by Marc Silver

Now's your chance to learn about an all-female orchestra from Afghanistan, the boy who escaped from Boko Haram, a board game that's all about running away from the matchmaker — and more.

In "Gardens Speak," visitors lie in graves 10 at a time, listening to recorded stories of those killed in the Syrian uprising.

Stories Of Syria's Uprising, And Its Backyard Funerals, In 'Gardens Speak'

5:20pm December 10, 2017

by Greg Allen

In Miami Beach, visitors were lying down in freshly-dug graves 10 at a time. It was part of Tania El Khoury's interactive artwork, which tells the tales of people killed in Syria's civil war.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul Funk (left), and Iraqi Maj. Gen. Najm Abdullah al-Jibouri, walk through a busy market in Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 4. U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan have been increasing this year under President Trump, going from about 18,0

Under Trump, U.S. Troops In War Zones Are On The Rise

9:51am December 01, 2017

by Greg Myre

The U.S. military had around 18,000 troops in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan at the end of last year. The official numbers have gone up in all three countries and now total about 26,000.

The U.S. has been arming the Kurds through the umbrella group known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, but the aid has long been a thorn in U.S.-Turkey relations.

Turkey Says Trump Promises To Stop Arming Kurds In Syria

5:09pm November 24, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The U.S. policy of supporting the Kurds in Syria has been a sticking point in U.S.-Turkey relations. The White House cited "pending adjustments" to military support provided to U.S. partners in Syria.

Mixed Grill with beef, lamb and chicken.

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In 'Our Syria' Cookbook, Women Share Stories, Safeguard A Scattered Cuisine

12:26am November 21, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Syrian cooking blends the most delicious flavors from the East and West. For the cookbook Our Syria, Itab Azzam and Dina Mousawi met with Syrian women in the Middle East and Europe to cook with them.

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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a group allied with the United States, walks through debris in Raqqa, Syria, formerly the de facto capital of Islamic State.

Pentagon Says It's Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated

11:54am November 17, 2017

by Mark Katkov

The U.S. is keeping its troops in Syria and continues to press for a political settlement to that country's civil war. It's far from clear whether the U.S. has sufficient leverage to achieve that.

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