Why Are U.S. Allies Killing Each Other In Syria?
The U.S. partners with both Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish group that the Turkish are attacking.
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'Immediate Needs' In Syria After ISIS: USAID Chief Visits Devastated Raqqa
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.
Turkey Launches Offensive On U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militia In Syria
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.
This Man Has Freed Hundreds Of Yazidis Captured By ISIS. Thousands Remain Missing
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.
Syria Violence Sends Thousands of Civilians Fleeing 'De-Escalation Zone'
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.
9 Global Stories You May Have Missed In 2017
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.
Stories Of Syria's Uprising, And Its Backyard Funerals, In 'Gardens Speak'
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.
Under Trump, U.S. Troops In War Zones Are On The Rise
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.
Turkey Says Trump Promises To Stop Arming Kurds In Syria
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.
In 'Our Syria' Cookbook, Women Share Stories, Safeguard A Scattered Cuisine
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.