President Trump Backs Israeli Sovereignty Claim Over Golan Heights
In a tweeted announcement, the Commander in Chief appeared to overturn decades of U.S. policy just ahead of Israeli elections
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Freed From ISIS, Few Yazidis Return To Suffering Families, Many Remain Missing
As ISIS loses territory and captives are rescued, broken Yazidi families hold out hope that their loved ones could still return.
Woman Who Left U.S. To Join ISIS Denied Request To Expedite Her Case To Return
A judge ruled there isn't sufficient evidence proving Hoda Muthana and her toddler face imminent harm in Syria. It's a setback for the ISIS bride who hoped to fight her citizenship claim from the U.S.
U.S. Will Leave 400 Troops In Syria
Two months after President Trump announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country, the White House says the contingent will remain for an unspecified period of time.
British Woman Who Joined ISIS In Syria As Teen Is Stripped Of U.K. Citizenship
Shamima Begum, 19, left England in 2015. Now she is a married mother and living in a refugee camp. Begum says she wants to come home, but the U.K. government doesn't want her back.
More Than 300 Chemical Attacks Launched During Syrian Civil War, Study Says
Researchers say this number could be much higher, and that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime carried out 98 percent of them, dropping chlorine gas, sarin and sulfur mustard gas on civilians.
3 Syrian Ex-Intelligence Officials Arrested On Charges Of Torture
Two former members of President Assad's intelligence agency were arrested in Germany for allegedly participating in the abuse of captive dissidents. A third Syrian national was apprehended in Paris.
In Super Bowl Interview, Trump Goes On Offense
President Trump criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on border security in an interview with CBS. The interview aired two days before a speech in which Trump is expected to call for compromise.
Senate Republicans Rebuke President On Syria And Afghanistan Policy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's amendment opposing a "precipitous withdrawal" from Syria was backed by many GOP senators who disagree with the president's foreign policy.
WHO Warns Of Dire Conditions, Deaths Of Children At Refugee Camp In Syria
More than 20,000 people, mostly women and children, have arrived at the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria in just two months. The World Health Organization says aid workers are struggling to keep up.