Turkish troops, U.S.-backed rebels go after key ISIS-held town
Tanks and columns of ground forces seen crossing border in operation to retake Jarablus from militants
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Brother of boy in Syria photo dead days after airstrike
Widely circulated picture of Ali Daqneesh's 4-year-old brother Omran made him new face of country's civil war
Syrian children becoming the face of bloody civil war
Little boy has become the face of Syria’s civil war, which has claimed the lives of more than 400,000 people, 41,000 of them children
Gripping image of boy in war-torn Syria draws eyes worldwide
Opposition groups released photo of 5-year-old to remind world of civilians' plight in civil war, and it quickly went viral
Iran: Russia using air base for Syria missions
The unprecedented move underscores the deepening cooperation between two powerhouses heavily invested in the Syrian civil war
Petraeus: Unrest in Iraq will trouble "several presidents to come"
"The future president realizes ... this is going to be an ultra-marathon, not a sprint -- this is really a generational struggle," former CIA director David Petraeus says of the situation in Iraq
America's adversaries ramp-up joint support for Syrian regime
In major boost for Assad, Russian long-range bombers now flying from base in Iran to bomb militants in Syria
Will U.S., Russia "start fighting together" for key Syrian city?
With millions trapped in sprawling, under-siege city of Aleppo, Russian defense chief touts apparent progress in push for cooperation
ISIS pushed out of key city in northern Syria
U.S.-backed Syrian forces capture Manbij, once an ISIS stronghold, freeing hundreds of civilians being used as human shields in the process
Airstrikes kill 18, including children and hospital staff
Syrian rescue workers and activists say missiles hit an open market and a hospital for women and children in rebel-held territory
U.K. schoolgirl "jihadi bride" apparently killed in anti-ISIS strike
Sister of 16-year-old who snuck away from London with friends to live in Syria says family was "expecting" bad news
New York man admits to plotting New Year's Eve attack
The charge against Emanuel Lutchman carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison
Claims of chemical attack, millions trapped in city under siege
Activists say Assad regime used chlorine gas on civilians in rebel-held territory in the sprawling city of Aleppo, which has been under siege for weeks
45,000 ISIS fighters taken off battlefield, U.S. says
The top U.S. commander in the fight against ISIS explains why he believes "the enemy is in retreat on all fronts"
Former CIA deputy director: I want to scare Bashar al-Assad
"I want [Syrian President Assad] to think: 'This is not going to end well for me,'" Morell told Charlie Rose in a discussion about the Syrian civil war
Pediatric hospital in Syria destroyed by bombs, aid group says
Doctors Without Borders says series of daylight airstrikes -- including two direct hits -- left 13 people dead in crucial Idlib hospital
First-ever Olympic team of refugees competes in Rio
Ten athletes from around the world who have been displaced from their homelands will compete for gold as the Refugee Olympic Team
U.S. poised to hit Obama's goal of receiving10,000 Syrian refugees
Obama will soon head to the UN to urge world leaders to admit more refugees and up funding for relief groups
Save the Children: Airstrikes hit maternity hospital in Syria
Charity says hospital that opened in 2014 serves hundreds of women per month
Syrian government troops tighten siege on largest city
After taking more ground in the country's largest city, Assad's forces call on rebels to give up and citizens to kick them out
ISIS claims responsibility for suicide bomb outside German music festival
"We were all petrified," eyewitness says of 4th violent attack to hit Germany in a week
President Obama on Hillary Clinton: "There are better speech-makers"
The president spoke with "Face the Nation" for a wide-ranging interview Friday about foreign policy, race relations in the U.S. and the 2016 election
Iran accuses U.S. of "deafening" silence over beheaded boy
U.S.-backed rebels say they're investigating brutal, videotaped murder of young boy by their own fighters
Why Syrian kids are holding pictures of Pokemon
Opposition group highlights plight of children in besieged areas with clever use of the suddenly-recurrent popular culture phenomenon
Colo. man who fought against ISIS killed in Syria, mom says
Levi Shirley's mom said the U.S. Consulate in Turkey called her to tell her that her 24-year-old son was killed July 14 by a land mine
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
Hero bystander, teacher praised for saving lives in school shooting
Vance says admin. must take action when ICE agents "screw up"
Vance calls El-Sayed a "weasel" as Michigan Senate race heats up
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