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September 3, 2016

Turkey launches fresh incursion into Syria

Turkey鈥檚 military launched a second incursion into Syria Saturday against an Islamic State-held border town, in a move that U.S. officials view as a necessary step to flushing out the jihadist group from the war-torn country.

September 2, 2016

Rebel groups in Iraq, Syria using remote-controlled guns

Remotely-operated sniper rifles and machines guns are becoming a powerful weapon for rebel groups in Iraq and Syria -- including the Islamic State -- allowing fighters to kill with the press of a button.

September 2, 2016

Sen. Rand Paul: President Obama, what on God's green earth is our policy in Syria?

So far in this war we have funneled weapons to terrorists, armed multiple sides and generally acted as if we don鈥檛 have a clue what to do in the region -- and we鈥檝e done it all unconstitutionally.

August 31, 2016

At least 1 killed after roadside bomb explodes in eastern Lebanon

A small bomb exploded Wednesday on a main road near the eastern Lebanese city of Zahleh, killing at least one person and wounding 11 others, security officials and state media said.

August 28, 2016

Fighting escalates on Turkey-Syria border, endangering US forces

The death of a Turkish soldier in the newest battlefront of the Syrian war is stoking tensions between two U.S. allies, Turkey鈥檚 military and Syrian Kurdish rebels, heightening the risk to U.S. forces in the area and their common fight against Islamic State.

August 27, 2016

Kurds square off against Turkey-backed rebels in latest Syria conflict

Backed by Turkish tanks and reports of airstrikes, Turkey-allied Syrian rebels clashed with Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria in a new escalation that further complicates the already protracted Syrian conflict.

August 25, 2016

US, Turkey force Kurds to pull back in Northern Syria despite effectiveness against ISIS

Turkey's U.S.-backed push into northern Syria Wednesday was aimed at ISIS, but also sent Ankara's nemesis - and American ally the Kurds - retreating east of the Euphrates, making good on a vow from strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

August 25, 2016

'My name is Kayla Mueller': ISIS hostage's 2013 proof-of-life video uncovered

A dramatic 10-second video released this week by aid worker Kayla聽Mueller's family showed the woman pleading for help shortly after Islamic State fighters kidnapped her in Syria in 2013.

August 24, 2016

Syria, ISIS responsible for chemical weapons attacks, UN inquiry finds

Syrian government troops and ISIS terrorists carried out chemical attacks in the war-torn nation during 2014 and 2015, according to an investigation by the United Nations and the global chemical weapons watchdog.

August 24, 2016

US, Turkish forces launch major anti-ISIS operation in northern Syria

After a pre-dawn barrage of heavy artillery and airstrikes, Turkish tanks and special forces pushed into Syria on Wednesday in a US-backed assault aiming to retake a border town from Islamic State militants and contain Kurdish expansion.