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UN warns Syria refugee aid funds 'desperate'

The U.N. warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as donors and humanitarian groups met in Brussels to discuss the next steps. The EU and the U.N. are co-chairing a two-day conference to follow up on a London meeting last...

Syria evacuation of four towns delayed

The implementation of a deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns has been delayed over opposition from residents and last-minute negotiations, activists said Tuesday. The evacuation of more than 30,000 people from the towns of Fuaa, Kafraya, Madaya and Zabadani, brokered by rebel...

Kushner joins Dunford for Baghdad talks on the war

(Washington Times)- Stepping up the drive to clear out Islamic State’s last strongholds in Syria and Iraq, Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and increasingly influential adviser, arrived Monday with Joint Chiefs of Staff head Gen. Joseph Dunford for talks in Baghdad with top Iraqi...