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ISIS Leader Makes 1st Appearance In 5 Years During Video Released By Group

Monday, April 29, 2019

ISIS released a video Monday purportedly showing its leader's first appearance in about five years. He mentions the Sri Lanka suicide bombings and says the group will keep fighting.

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Amnesty International Says U.S.-Led Coalition Killed Hundreds More In Syria

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Amnesty International says U.S.-led forces killed 1,600 civilians during the fight to get ISIS out of the Syrian city of Raqqa. Reporting on the ground showed people shocked by the force used.

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7 Killed In Attack On Hospital In Yemen

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Seven people were killed in a bombing of a Save the Children-supported hospital in Yemen.

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U.S.-Backed Forces Declare Defeat Of ISIS 'Caliphate'

Saturday, March 23, 2019

The U.S.-backed Syrian Defense Forces say they have defeated ISIS in the town of Baghouz, ISIS' last remaining territory.

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President Trump Says The ISIS Territorial Caliphate Has Been Eliminated In Syria

Friday, March 22, 2019

The White House announced on Friday that the ISIS territorial caliphate has been eliminated in Syria.

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A Father In Florida Is Frantically Trying To Find His Children In Syria

Monday, March 11, 2019

A father is seeking information on his two children, who were abducted by their mother and taken to Syria years ago. They're thought to be in the small ISIS enclave under attack by U.S.-backed forces.

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U.S.-Backed Forces In Syria Close In On ISIS' Last Stronghold

Monday, March 11, 2019

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched another assault on the Islamic State group's last enclave in Syria. A major concern is that people are still being held hostage by ISIS.

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Father Searches For Children Kidnapped By Their Mother Who Joined ISIS

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

An American father is on a quest to find his children who were kidnapped by their mother. She took them to Syria and joined ISIS. With ISIS collapsing, he hopes to find them there.

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U.S. To Leave 200 Troops In Syria

Friday, February 22, 2019

The U.S. announced Thursday night it would leave a small number of troops on the ground in Syria.

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State Department Says It Will Not Allow Woman Who Supported ISIS To Enter U.S.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

As the battle against ISIS in Syria winds down a woman claiming to be an American woman who went to support ISIS pleads to come back to the U.S. She's one of many languishing in detention camps now.

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7-Year-Old Dies In Tent Fire In Syrian Refugee Camp

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

The story of a mother who lost her 7-year-old daughter when their tent caught fire in a Syrian camp shows the brutal situation for those living there.

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For Migratory Birds, Lebanon Is A 'Black Hole' Where They Are Hunted, Trapped, Killed

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Every year, some 2.6 million birds are shot or die after being trapped in illegal nets in Lebanon. "This country is a black hole in terms of protection," says a conservationist.

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World Health Organization Sounds Alarm About Dire Conditions As Syrians Flee Conflict

Thursday, January 31, 2019

The World Health Organization says 29 children have died as their families fled from fighting to a camp in northeastern Syria. Most have died from exposure to cold on the trip or at the camp.

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Trinidadian Mom Reunites With Kids Taken By Their Father To ISIS

Saturday, January 26, 2019

After four years in Syria, two brothers returned home to Trinidad this week, following an extraordinary intervention by their mother, a renowned human rights lawyer and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.

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Pentagon Says U.S. Has Begun Its Withdrawal From Syria

Friday, January 11, 2019

The Pentagon announced Friday it's beginning to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria. So far the withdrawal is limited to equipment rather than troops, but the effects are rippling through the region.

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Heavy Winter Storm Wrecks Syrian Refugee Camps In Lebanon

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Thousands of Syrians seeking refuge in neighboring Lebanon are scrambling for shelter and an 8-year-old girl was reported dead.

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Administration Sends Mixed Messages On When Troops Will Leave Syria

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton will be in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss the terms of the withdrawal from Syria. How are Kurds and Syrians responding?

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'We Were Eating Grass': Syrians Flee As Fight Pushes On Against Last ISIS Remnants

Sunday, January 06, 2019

The last U.S.-led offensive against ISIS in Syria is taking place in a remote desert region. The al-Hol refugee camp is overwhelmed with new arrivals.

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Without U.S. Troops, Kurds May Make A Deal With Syria To Prevent A Turkish Attack

Friday, December 28, 2018

With the U.S. decision to pull troops out of Syria, the U.S.'s Kurdish allies in the fight against ISIS might be making a deal with the Syrian government to hold off a Turkish attack.

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Syrian Army Amasses Outside Kurdish-Held Manbij, As Turkish Force Looms Over Border

Friday, December 28, 2018

Weeks ago, Turkey threatened to send its military over the border if Kurdish militants didn't leave Manbij. Now the U.S.-backed Kurds seem to be making a deal with the Syrian regime.

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