US urges Turkey to halt announced offensive into Syria that threatens US allies and ISIS jails

In a statement to ABC News on Sunday ... and thus urge Turkey once again to work with us on a joint approach," Ortagus added. The U.S. has approximately 1,000 troops in Syria still and a small ... Read More

Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries

The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country's military offensive in northern Syria ... the statement said. "Turkey must not ... Read More

US says it did not approve Turkey's Syria offensive

US Secretary of State Mike ... Why the battle for northern Syria matters Who are the IS prisoners no-one wants? In his statement, Mr Trump also said Turkey would be responsible for ensuring ... Read More

U.S. Jet Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria

WASHINGTON—A U.S. F-16 fighter shot down a Turkish drone on Thursday after it flew near U.S. forces in northeast Syria ... Turkey acknowledged the loss of the drone a day later, in a statement ... Read More

Residents in northeastern Syria react to recent attacks on US bases

The days leading up to the holy month of Ramadan are some of the busiest for store owners in the central market in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria ... or Turkey will destroy us ... Read More

President al-Assad to Greek Kathimerini newspaper: Syria is fighting terrorists, who are the army of the Turkish, US, and Saudi regimes-video

Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad said that France, Britain, and the US, along with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey ... came to Syria illegally. Following is the full text of the ... Read More

Turkey to approve US troops

Turkey appeared set today to open seaports and air bases to tens of thousands of US forces, closing the last major gap in Washington's planning for an attack on neighbouring Iraq. US hopes that ... Read More

US, Turkey Hold Security Talks in Push to Repair Strained Ties

Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. US and Turkish officials discussed improving security and energy ties in ... Read More

Syria camps: Repatriations stall as instability brings new dangers for detainees

“As much as the world may wish to forget, in northeast Syria, five years after ... prompted by a surge of attacks by Turkey, which they say the US has done little to deter, and questions over ... Read More

US says IS commander killed, troops wounded in NE Syria raid

Joint operations between the U.S. military and SDF fighters are common in northeast and eastern Syria along the border with Iraq. The statement said the service members and working dog are ... Read More

US told Iran it had no involvement or advance knowledge of consulate strike in Syria, US official says

The United States told Iran it was not involved and had no advance knowledge of Monday’s strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, a US official said. The communication comes amid ... Read More

Residents in Northeastern Syria React to Recent Attacks on US Bases

The Americans act as a deterrence against ISIS and Turkey, both of which consider the Kurds in northeast Syria as their enemy. The residents in this area are on edge about the recent militia attacks ... Read More