The final straw that triggered Mattis to resign
Lawmakers from both parties voiced concerns and criticism about the defense secretary's abrupt resignation
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Pentagon ordered to begin planning troop drawdown in Afghanistan
The news broke the same day Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced he will depart the Trump administration
Lawmakers react to Mattis’ surprise resignation announcement
Republican and Democratic lawmakers expressed concern about Mattis' resignation
James Mattis resigns as defense secretary
Mattis said in resignation letter to Trump that he has right to defense secretary "whose views are better aligned with yours"
Major takeaways from James Mattis' resignation letter
The outgoing secretary of defense made it clear that he had disagreements with Trump's approach to the world
U.S. ally in Syria warns troop pullout will lead to ISIS resurgence
"The war against terrorism has not ended and [ISIS] has not been defeated," Syrian Democratic Forces said
"Assad has won," expert says, as Trump pulls troops from Syria
Republicans and Democrats alike are condemning the president's decision to withdraw U.S. forces
Putin warns of growing threat of nuclear war
"The danger of the situation escalating is being downplayed," Putin said during his annual end-of-year news conference
White House orders Pentagon to pull troops from Syria immediately
Republican senators were left in the dark about the decision, and they aren't happy about it
Backlash mounts over Trump's withdrawal from Syria
Trump ally Lindsey Graham declared it an "Obama-like mistake," and one senior administration official called the situation a "catastrophic disaster"
Airstrike kills ISIS militant behind American Peter Kassig's murder
U.S. Central Command confirms airstrike in Syrian desert has killed man linked to the 2014 killing of the U.S. Army Ranger turned aid worker
Russia launches airstrikes after alleged poison gas attack in Syria
More than 100 people stream into Aleppo hospitals with symptoms pointing to likely chlorine gas attack, as new violence tests fragile truce
Radio host who mocked Assad shot dead in Syria
U.S. and British officials mourned the loss a Syrian anti-government activist and radio host seen as a "symbol" of the uprising who was shot dead along with his colleague
Missing American reporter Austin Tice is believed to be alive, says U.S. official
The Marine-turned-reporter vanished in Syria in 2012, and the U.S. is pressing Russia for help in freeing him
Lena Dunham to adapt Syrian refugee survival story
The story follows Doaa Al Zamel, a mother of two who fled Egypt to escape to Sweden by boat and survived in open water
The final phase of America's war on ISIS
A year after ISIS lost their stronghold in Raqqa, their headquarters for three years, 60 Minutes reports on the Syrian forces who helped drive the extremists out. And the rebuilding process that's just beginning
Holly Williams reflects on ISIS in Syria
Holly Williams returns to Raqqa, Syria to report what it looks like when a so-called caliphate crumbles
ISIS gunmen kill at least 40 U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria
Syrian Democratic Forces have been on the offensive since September to capture the last ISIS-held pocket in Syria
Japanese journalist freed 3 years after kidnap in Syria
Officials and family of Jumpei Yasuda in Japan had eagerly awaited confirmation that man released by militant group was the freelance reporter
Iran fires missiles into Syria over attack on military parade
Revolutionary Guard says targets were ISIS militants it blames for assault on parade in Iran that killed at least 24 people and wounded dozens
Blaming Israel for downed jet, Russia to sell Syria advanced missiles
Moscow says long-frozen sale of modern missile defense system to Assad regime will go ahead as regional tension mounts
Russia blames Israel for missile strike that downed Russian plane
Moscow accuses Israeli military of "intentional provocation" over downing of surveillance plane hit by Syrian missile
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Syria as crippling assault continues
Emergency workers resume the grim routine of collecting the dead, saving the injured and putting out fires
UN: Syria's Idlib could face worst catastrophe this century
"There needs to be ways of dealing with this problem that don't turn the next few months in Idlib into... the biggest loss of life of the 21st century," official says
U.S. warns against "reckless" Syria assault as Russia hammers rebels
New U.S. envoy claims "lots of evidence that chemical weapons are being prepared" for regime attack on rebel holdouts in Idlib
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White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
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