Turkey’s attack on Kurdish strongholds along the Syrian border has been years in the making.
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Turkish Forces Escalate Campaign in Syria Against Kurdish-Led Militia
Turkish forces kill at least 23 Kurdish fighters and seize 11 towns. The Kurdish-led militia punches back but quits anti-ISIS operations.
U.S. Moves to Take ‘High Value’ ISIS Detainees, Including Britons Who Abused Hostages
The military is taking several dozen men out of Kurdish-run wartime prisons in Syria as Turkey invades the region.
Why Is Turkey Fighting the Kurds in Syria?
On Wednesday, Turkey announced that it was beginning an assault on a Kurdish-led militia in northeastern Syria. How did the two American allies get here?
Turkey Launches Offensive Against U.S.-Backed Syrian Militia
President Trump condemned the attack on the Kurdish-led militia, which began days after he had greenlighted it.
Militia Commander Says It Will Attack Turkish Forces if They Enter Syria
Turkey’s president said a Syrian operation was imminent but confusion remained over President Trump’s Syria policy.
Pulling of U.S. Troops in Syria Could Aid Assad and ISIS
Analysts said the redeployment would betray America’s Syrian Kurdish allies, decrease American leverage in Syria and open a void that could benefit Iran, Russia and the Islamic State.
Guns, Filth and ISIS: Syrian Camp Is ‘Disaster in the Making’
Smuggled guns, dying children, tents set on fire, contaminated water, guards stabbed and ISIS ideology spreading unchecked: Welcome to Al Hol.
They Were ‘Comrades in Arms’ Against ISIS. Now the U.S. Is Eyeing the Exit.
The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces hopes U.S. forces will stay in Syria. But if they don’t, he is prepared to defend his militia’s hard-fought gains.
Where ISIS Ruled in Syria, Fear and Uncertainty Reign
The Islamic State lost control of eastern Syria, but a visit there found cities in shambles, an uncertain future and ISIS still carrying out deadly attacks.