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Netanyahu To Cut U.S. Trip Short After Rocket Attack From Gaza

6:52am March 25, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "respond forcefully" to a Gaza rocket attack. He's cutting his U.S. trip short to return to Israel after Monday's meeting with President Trump.

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Women and children evacuated out of the last territory held by Islamic State militants wait to be screened by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the desert outside Baghouz, Syria, on Feb. 27.

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With The Collapse Of The ISIS 'Caliphate,' A Camera Lens Lingers On Those Left Behind

11:16am March 24, 2019

As U.S.-backed forces fought in recent weeks to reclaim the last territory held by ISIS in Syria, photographer Felipe Dana turned his lens on the thousands of civilians rushing to evacuate.

"The cities were swallowed up, others were abandoned by as many of the inhabitants as were able to make their escape." – Strabo. Southern Jordan Valley, Jordan. 2016

Infertile Crescent: A Photographer's Journey On Jordan's Borders

7:36am March 24, 2019

by Amr Alfiky

Curious about the changing landscape on her country's borders, Jordanian photographer Nadia Bseiso journeyed to the border of Jordan with Israel asking, "Is the crescent still fertile?"

Syria Photographer Covers The Fall Of ISIS

5:43pm March 23, 2019

Felipe Dana is a photojournalist who has been covering the fall of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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

11:11am March 23, 2019

by Ruth Sherlock

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

7:51pm March 22, 2019

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

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U.S.-backed fighters stand guard on a building during shelling of the Islamic State's last holdout in the town of Baghouz, Syria, on March 3.

Analysis: The End Of The 'Caliphate' Doesn't Mean The End Of ISIS

3:45pm March 22, 2019

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced Friday that ISIS' territorial caliphate has been eliminated in Syria. Even so, its threats remain.

News Brief: Golan Heights, House Panel Probe, Brexit

11:42am March 22, 2019

U.S. backs Israel's claim to sovereignty over the Golan Heights. House panel investigates whether Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump violated federal record-keeping policies. EU agrees to delay Brexit.

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Trump Reverses Decades Of U.S. Policy Regarding Golan Heights

8:04am March 22, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Richard Haass, of the Council on Foreign Relations and an ex-State Department official, about President Trump endorsing permanent Israeli control of the disputed Golan Heights.

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Trump Says U.S. Will Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over The Golan Heights

8:33pm March 21, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

President Trump has tweeted that the U.S. will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

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