ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after being cornered by US forces who conducted a daring, two-hour nighttime raid on his compound in northern […]
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US touts ceasefire in Syria, but Turkey calls it a ‘pause’
US Vice President Mike Pence announced that he and President Erdogan of Turkey agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey's incursion into northern Syria. The deal […]
Continue readingCNN reporter: Situation in Syria deteriorates as Trump withdraws remaining troops
President Donald Trump is ordering the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says, a development that has paralyzed the fight […]
Continue readingSyrian Kurd military leader to US leaders: You are leaving us to be slaughtered
CNN exclusively obtained a document in which the military leader of the Syrian Kurds told the US, "you are leaving us to be slaughtered" by […]
Continue readingPompeo says attack on Saudi oil field is ‘act of war’
As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi leaders about the attack on a major oil field, President Trump appointed Robert O'Brien as his […]
Continue readingTrump: US is ‘ready for the absolute worst’ with Iran
President Donald Trump is casting doubt on reaching any possible compromise with Iran as tensions continue to escalate. CNN's Barbara Starr reports. #CNN #News
Continue readingUS officials say Iran seized a British oil tanker
US officials say that Iran has seized a British tanker in the Persian Gulf, a move that UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has described the […]
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