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US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice
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US flag flies in Syria’s Manbij despite pullout notice

The Stars and Stripes fluttered above four US armored vehicles driving through drizzle in the Syrian city of Manbij Sunday,…
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
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Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria

A senior Republican senator said Sunday that President Donald Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job…
Trump blames Democrats for migrant children’s death, amid budget impasse
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Trump blames Democrats for migrant children’s death, amid budget impasse

  US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed opposition Democrats for the death of two immigrant children in US custody,…
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
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Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer

  KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the…
2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died
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2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued US to see him has died

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The 2-year-old son of a Yemeni woman who sued the Trump administration to let her…
Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border
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Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border

  President Donald Trump threatened Friday to seal the US-Mexico border “entirely” if Congress does not approve billions of dollars…
Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds
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Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds

Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around the strategic northern city of Manbij on Friday, in a shift…
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
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Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks

KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
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How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war

ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US…
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
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Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…
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