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The US played down Turkey's concerns about Syrian Kurdish forces. That couldn't last. | Brookings
By Amanda Sloat
Turkey launches military offensive in Syria, days after Trump announced pullback of US troops
By Helen Regan & Bianca Britton
Lindsey Graham duped by Russian pranksters
By Frank Thorp V, Dareh Gregorian & Frank Thorp
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Republicans deliver rare rebuke of Trump, slamming his Syria withdrawal decision
By Toluse Olorunnipa & Seung Min Kim
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to release millions of refugees into Europe over criticism of Syria offensive
By Natasha Turak
Senior female Kurdish political leader killed in ambush in Syria
By Karzan Sulaivany
Flashback: How US-Backed Kurds Defeated ISIS in Kobani, Syria
By Patrice Taddonio
Mattis: Trump's troop pullout will lead to 'disarray' in Syria and Isis resurgence
By Martin Pengelly
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kill Kurdish politician, execute prisoners
By Joanne Stocker-Kelly
The Danger of Abandoning Our Partners
By Joseph Votel & Elizabeth Dent
The assault on Rojava
By Rahila Gupta
Lindsey Graham dishes on Trump in hoax calls with Russians
By Natasha Bertrand
In Syria, Trump Distills a Foreign Policy of Impulse, and Faces the Fallout (Published 2019)
By Peter Baker & Lara Jakes
Trump Defends Syria Retreat by Citing His 'Unmatched Wisdom'
By W.J. Hennigan & John Walcott
Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria
By Matthew Lee, Robert Burns & Lolita Baldor
Syria's Kurds stand to lose all gains from US pullout
By Suzan Fraser & Bassem Mroue
Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
By Lefteris Pitarakis & Sarah El Deeb
Fact-checking Trump's claim that Kurds did not help the US in WWII and Normandy invasion
By Holmes Lybrand
Pentagon says US forces came under Turkish artillery fire in Syria
By Barbara Starr & Ryan Browne
Fact check: Trump falsely claims 'we have no soldiers in Syria'
By Daniel Dale, Jennifer Hansler & Ryan Browne
Republican anger grows as Trump disavows Kurds by saying they didn't help during WWII
By Nicole Gaouette
Turkey to send troops into northern Syria as US pulls out of area, White House says
By Helen Regan & Jeremy Diamond
Exclusive: Military leader of Syrian Kurds tells US 'you are leaving us to be slaughtered'
By Barbara Starr & Ryan Browne