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An undated photo shows Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson's trial began Monday on charges of aiding groups said to have orchestrated an attempted coup.

U.S. Pastor Goes On Trial In Turkey, Further Straining Relations

4:03pm April 16, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Andrew Brunson faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of aiding groups that Turkey blames for a failed coup in 2016. He is among thousands accused of having links to cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Protesters shout slogans as they wave Iraqi and Syrian flags in Tahrir Square in Baghdad on Sunday.

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Iraqis Protest U.S.-Led Airstrikes Against Syria

1:41pm April 16, 2018

Slogans were shouted and American and Israeli flags burned in protests in three major Iraqi cities following a call from a former leader of an anti-U.S. militia.

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Analysis Of U.S.-Led Airstrikes On Syria After Suspected Chemical Attack

7:11am April 16, 2018

Noel King talks to Kori Schake, who served on President George W. Bush's National Security Council, about the U.S. military strategy in Syria after President Trump launched airstrikes.

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How Long Will U.S. Forces Stay In Syria?

6:27am April 16, 2018

by Tom Bowman

The White House says President Trump still wants to pull troops from Syria as soon as possible. This follows weekend airstrikes after allegations that Syria used chemical weapons on civilians.

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Russia: Syria Shot Down Some Missiles During U.S.-Led Airstrikes

5:57am April 16, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner about Russia's response to the U.S., France and U.K. launching a missile attack on suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria.

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Morning News Brief

5:29am April 16, 2018

Former FBI Director James Comey told ABC News that Donald Trump is morally unfit to be president. Following weekend U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria, what is the administration's future commitment there?

A surface-to-air missile lit up the sky in Damascus early Saturday morning after President Trump announced airstrikes would be launched to deter the Syrian government for allegedly using chemical weapons.

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Debates Ensue After Western Missiles Hit Syria

3:52pm April 15, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The U.S., Britain and France carried out airstrikes against chemical research, storage and military facilities in Syria following a suspected chemical weapons attack.

Rep. Tom Cole On Airstrikes

1:33pm April 15, 2018

Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma talks with Scott Simon about the recent U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria.

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The 'Red Line' On Syria

8:20am April 15, 2018

Jasmine el-Gamal tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that this weekend's missile strikes should be expanded. El-Gamal was the Pentagon's Syria country director during the Obama administration.

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Syrian Parliamentarian Denies Using Chemical Weapons

8:20am April 15, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Fares Shehabi, a member of the Syrian parliament, about his reaction to this weekend's airstrikes on his country.