Less than a fortnight ago, here’s what was recovered from the waste bin of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan — a letter. The missive contained the exhortation: “Don’t be a tough gu...
The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing chaos, cries of betrayal and signs that Turkey's invasion could fuel a broader war.Defense secretary M...
US-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria say American troops have begun withdrawing from areas along Turkey's border.This comes hours after the White House said US forces in northeastern Syria will move ...
Targeting Turkey's economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria — an assault Ankara began after Trump a...
War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as many stories of loss, dispossession and desperate hope as there are people.What started as peaceful protests in 20...
Syria's military announced on Friday that it has taken control of the flash-point Kurdish-held town of Manbij, where Turkey has threatened an offensive.The announcement was quickly welcomed by the Kre...
Warning of a 'humanitarian catastrophe,' Syrian Kurdish forces who are allied with the United States issued a 'general mobilization' call on Wednesday in northeastern Syria, along the border with Turk...
Turkey on Monday deported citizens of the United States and Denmark who fought for the Islamic State and made plans to expel other foreign nationals as the government began a new push to send back cap...
President Trump has ordered a rapid withdrawal of all 2,000 US ground troops from Syria within 30 days, declaring the four-year American-led war against the Islamic State as largely won, officials sai...
By Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Mark Landler / New York Times News Service in Washington
In describing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Sunday, Donald Trump used dramatic, even cinematic language to portray the daring American commando raid that brought down the Islamic State leader w...
By Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes and Thomas Gibbons-Neff/New York Times News Service in Washington