Syria
Foreign member of medic team killed in Syria's northeast
Shelling by Turkey-backed opposition fighters killed a Burmese medic and wounded another Iraqi member of the humanitarian team on Sunday in northeastern Syria where fighting between Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed gunmen continued, the humanitarian group said.
Not over yet: New US Syria mission after al-Baghdadi death
Washington, Oct 29 (AP/UNB) — Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State's leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria's oil fields from the extremist group as well as from Syria itself and the country's Russian allies. It's a new high-stakes mission even as American troops are withdrawn from other parts of the country.
Esper: US troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields
Brussels, Oct 26 (AP/UNB) — The United States will send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to keep oil fields from potentially falling into the hands of Islamic State militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
Second batch of Russian military policemen sent to Syria
Moscow, Oct. 26 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Around 300 Russian military policemen have been dispatched to northern Syria for deployment near the Turkish border, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Russia says it sent hundreds of additional troops to Syria
Moscow, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Russia has sent hundreds of additional troops to Syria to help patrol the country's Turkey-Syria border after a deal between Moscow and Ankara, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Trump says Turkey calls cease-fire 'permanent'
Washington, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make "permanent" a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response, he says he's directing the lifting of economic sanctions on Turkey.
Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks
Baghdad, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are "transiting" and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq's defense minister said Wednesday.
Erdogan assured by Putin on Syrian Kurds
Beirut, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Turkish media quote President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying that Turkey will resume its offensive in northeastern Syria if neither Russia nor the U.S. ensure that Syrian Kurdish fighters completely pull out of the region along Turkey's border.
Turkish FM warns any remaining Syria Kurd forces
Beirut, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish forces will "neutralize" any remaining Syrian Kurdish fighter they come across in areas now under Turkish control in northeastern Syria.
Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
Baghdad, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq's military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey's invasion of the border region.