CIA chief to visit Turkey amid tension over exiled cleric
Visit between allies was agreed during 45-minute phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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At least 13,000 hanged in Syrian prison since 2011, report says
Amnesty International said 20-50 people were hanged each week at Saydnaya Prison in killings authorized by senior Syrian officials
Syrian family finally arrives in new Pennsylvania home
The Asalis had waited more than 13 years to go through legal channels to gain U.S. residency
Trump talks safe zones in Syria with King Abdullah
The White House says the president had the conversation at Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast
Trump's crackdown draws protests, retaliation abroad
Move to block people from 7 mainly-Muslim nations sparks backlash ahead of planned U.K. visit, and with a vital military ally
Nationwide protests erupt as Trump begins second week in office
President's travel ban sparked outrage and disarray from coast to coast
Coming to the U.S. as a refugee
Resettling Syrian refugees in the U.S. is a highly debated policy. Hear what the vetting process has been -- and what the U.S. asks refugees to repay
The refugee ban: Why does it matter?
President Trump has suspended refugee admission and banned migration from seven majority-Muslim countries - here's an explainer
Vermont town may no longer receive Syrian refugees after Trump order
The Khatibs are among the first of 110 refugees planned to be relocated in Rutland, but it’s a process in jeopardy
Refugee Bana Alabed begs Trump to save Syria's children
"They are like your children and deserve peace like you," girl who garnered worldwide attention through tweets from Aleppo tells new U.S. leader
Russia urges caution over Trump's Syria plans
As Mr. Trump orders a plan for "safe zones" in war-torn country, Moscow says it must "calculate all possible consequences"
Syria, rebels agree to bolster truce, and keep talking
Russia, Turkey and Iran commit to use "their influence over the parties" to keep ceasefire alive so peace talks can continue next month
ISIS destroys yet more ancient history in reclaimed town
Extremists lost UNESCO heritage site Palmyra to Syrian forces, but won it back again in December, and they're bent on erasing history
Day before inauguration, State Dept lacks interim boss
Russian-sponsored Syrian peace talks are scheduled on Trump's first full business day in office
Russia's foreign minister invites Trump officials to Syria talks
Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow invited representatives from the new administration to attend Syria talks on Monday in Kazakhstan
Elite U.S. troops swoop into ISIS stronghold, reportedly kill dozens
American commandoes lead raid targeting militants in eastern Syria, near ISIS "capital," and apparently leave with their bodies
Syria car bomb kills dozens in busy market, opposition says
Blast rips through busy market in Syrian town of Azaz, near Turkish border
3,000-year-old city wrecked by ISIS is left for looters
More than a month after militants were driven out, Nimrud is still being ravaged, its treasures disappearing, piece by piece
Russia says its military to start pulling out of Syria
With Moscow's ally Assad under less pressure as tenuous cease-fire holds, Russia says aircraft carrier to pull out
Turks and rebels say Syria breaking truce, threatening peace talks
Opposition forces and their backers in Turkey say Assad and his allies repeatedly breaking tenuous cease-fire deal
Syrian boy with no arms thrives in U.S., hopes for family
11-year-old Ahmad Alkhalaf is doing well, learning to swim and more, but his dad worries about the fate of family not in U.S.
Hundreds of civilians flee mountainous region outside Syrian capital
Syrian military said some 1,300 people fled the Barada Valley region, which has been the target of days of airstrikes and shelling despite the truce
U.N. backs Russian-Turkish efforts to end Syria's war
U.N. Security Council unanimously adopts resolution supporting efforts to end Syrian conflict as cease-fire wavers
Syria's cease-fire holds despite minor violations
Deal is “quite fragile” and requires “special attention and patience,” Russian President Vladimir Putin says
Syrian cease-fire, brokered by Russia and Turkey, tentatively takes effect
But the deal only involves the government and the mainstream rebel forces -- not ISIS and powerful Kurdish groups, meaning this isn't an end to the civil war
3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, police say
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, source say
Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz will reopen if U.S. leaves region
Amber Guyger released after 7 years in prison for neighbor's murder
American journalist injured in West Bank clashes
