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Pentagon Finds No Wrongdoing In 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians
An investigation into a 2019 strike by US forces in Syria that killed numerous civilians found no violations of policy or wanton negligence, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Russia Warns US Policies In Syria Could "Ignite Whole Region"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday warned of the risks of Washington sending mixed signals on an American withdrawal from northern Syria.
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Trump Defies Top Security Aide On Iran's Presence In Syria. What He Said
In his first Cabinet meeting of the year, President Donald Trump stuck a dagger in a major initiative advanced by his foreign policy team: Iran's leaders, the president said, "can do what they want" in Syria.
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Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group
Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.
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How Trump's Call To Turkey Over Syria Reshaped US Policy In Middle East
President Donald Trump's declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from Syria has stunned Turkey and left it scrambling to respond to the changing battlefield on its southern border.
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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"It's A Psychodrama": Trump's Show Of Strength, Amid Plans For Quick Syria Exit
President Donald Trump's approach to Syria seems to be guided by a principle that has shaped so many of his administration's policies during his time in office: Do the opposite of his predecessor.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Afghan Officials Seek Clues From Trump Administration As Adviser Heads To Kabul
Afghan officials hope National Security Adviser HR McMaster will provide clarity from an administration that they feel has neglected their plight as it concentrates on crises in Syria and North Korea.
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Bashar Al-Assad Dubs US Forces 'Invaders', Looks For Concrete Steps From Donald Trump
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said he had yet to see 'anything concrete' from US President Donald Trump over his vow to defeat ISIS and called US forces in Syria 'invaders' because they were there without government permission.
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Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Policy On Syria Would Lead To World War III
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
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US Needs To Be 'Judicious' About Troop Use In Syria: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he had yet to hear ideas for ending Syria's civil war that would not involve huge numbers of US troops, even after bringing critics of his policy into the White House Situation Room.
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John Kerry Talks With US Diplomats Who Urged Syria Strikes
Secretary of State John Kerry sat down Tuesday for an exchange of views with the US diplomats who challenged White House policy and called for air strikes on Syria.
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Barack Obama, Despite Dissent On Syria, Not Shifting Toward Strikes On Bashar Al-Assad
The US administration sought on Friday to contain fallout from a leaked internal memo critical of its Syria policy, but showed no sign it was willing to consider military strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces called for in the letter signed by dozens of US diplomats.
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John Kerry Says US Diplomats' Syria Memo Is 'Important Statement'
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that an internal memo on Syria signed by more than 50 US diplomats is an "important statement" that he would discuss when he gets back to Washington.
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Pentagon Finds No Wrongdoing In 2019 Syria Strike That Killed Civilians
An investigation into a 2019 strike by US forces in Syria that killed numerous civilians found no violations of policy or wanton negligence, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Russia Warns US Policies In Syria Could "Ignite Whole Region"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday warned of the risks of Washington sending mixed signals on an American withdrawal from northern Syria.
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Trump Defies Top Security Aide On Iran's Presence In Syria. What He Said
In his first Cabinet meeting of the year, President Donald Trump stuck a dagger in a major initiative advanced by his foreign policy team: Iran's leaders, the president said, "can do what they want" in Syria.
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Nearly 20,000 Killed In Syria War In 2018, Lowest In 8 Years: Human Rights Group
Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted its authority over swathes of territory, a war monitor said on Monday.
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How Trump's Call To Turkey Over Syria Reshaped US Policy In Middle East
President Donald Trump's declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from Syria has stunned Turkey and left it scrambling to respond to the changing battlefield on its southern border.
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Donald Trump Declares End To US "Policeman" Role On Surprise Iraq Visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq -- his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected -- to defend withdrawal from Syria and to declare an end to America's role as the global "policeman."
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"It's A Psychodrama": Trump's Show Of Strength, Amid Plans For Quick Syria Exit
President Donald Trump's approach to Syria seems to be guided by a principle that has shaped so many of his administration's policies during his time in office: Do the opposite of his predecessor.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Afghan Officials Seek Clues From Trump Administration As Adviser Heads To Kabul
Afghan officials hope National Security Adviser HR McMaster will provide clarity from an administration that they feel has neglected their plight as it concentrates on crises in Syria and North Korea.
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Bashar Al-Assad Dubs US Forces 'Invaders', Looks For Concrete Steps From Donald Trump
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said he had yet to see 'anything concrete' from US President Donald Trump over his vow to defeat ISIS and called US forces in Syria 'invaders' because they were there without government permission.
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Donald Trump Says Hillary Clinton Policy On Syria Would Lead To World War III
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
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US Needs To Be 'Judicious' About Troop Use In Syria: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he had yet to hear ideas for ending Syria's civil war that would not involve huge numbers of US troops, even after bringing critics of his policy into the White House Situation Room.
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John Kerry Talks With US Diplomats Who Urged Syria Strikes
Secretary of State John Kerry sat down Tuesday for an exchange of views with the US diplomats who challenged White House policy and called for air strikes on Syria.
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Barack Obama, Despite Dissent On Syria, Not Shifting Toward Strikes On Bashar Al-Assad
The US administration sought on Friday to contain fallout from a leaked internal memo critical of its Syria policy, but showed no sign it was willing to consider military strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces called for in the letter signed by dozens of US diplomats.
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John Kerry Says US Diplomats' Syria Memo Is 'Important Statement'
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that an internal memo on Syria signed by more than 50 US diplomats is an "important statement" that he would discuss when he gets back to Washington.
