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Pompeo says Turkey to 'protect' Syrian Kurdish fighters

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Turkey had promised to protect Kurdish fighters in Syria as he left on a regional tour that follows President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to pull troops. Pompeo said the assurance came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Daesh suicide bomber kills 5 in Raqqa: monitor

A Daesh (ISIS) suicide bomber attacked a center for Kurdish forces in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa Monday, killing four civilians and an anti-jihadist fighter, a monitor said. The attacker blew himself up after entering the center run by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG),...

US pullout from Syria to be done in 'prudent' way: Trump

President Donald Trump Monday sought to end fears of an abrupt U.S. pullout from Syria, saying the fight against Daesh (ISIS) was not over and that withdrawal would be done in a "prudent" manner. "We will be leaving at a proper pace while at the same time continuing to fight ISIS and...

Two Americans among foreign militants captured by Syrian Kurds

The Kurdish-led force battling the remnants of Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Syria said Monday it captured five foreign militants, including two U.S. citizens. The two Americans, two Pakistanis and an Irishman were part of a cell planning an attack on civilians fleeing the militant group's...