Why is President Obama sending more troops to Syria?

White House insists that the U.S. forces will not be in combat, but admits that they will be in harm's way

• Apr 25, 2016

Deadly suicide blast near Syrian capital

More than 12 killed in area near Shiite shrine that has seen multiple attacks by ISIS in recent months

• Apr 25, 2016

Obama approves 250 additional U.S. troops in Syria

The Pentagon has already admitted there are 50 special forces inside Syria fighting ISIS

• Apr 24, 2016

Syrian opposition stronghold a key to cease-fire's death

Air strikes and shelling kill dozens in Aleppo for third straight day; opposition says only Moscow can revive peace talks

• Apr 24, 2016

Family of journalist slain by ISIS sues Syria

Steven Sotloff's kin say in court Assad provided support to ISIS militants who carried out the gruesome beheading

• Apr 20, 2016

Syrian opposition quits talks as fighting intensifies

A cease-fire has all but collapsed; opposition leader says Assad must go or peace talks are pointless; opposition towns hit with airstrikes

• Apr 19, 2016

Palestinians trapped in Syria "facing starvation," U.N. says

Amid brutal deterioration of cease-fire across the country, refugee agency pleads for food and water in Damascus

• Apr 17, 2016

"Catastrophe" say experts after seeing Palmyra museum

First team of foreign experts assesses damages from ISIS militants at Syrian antiquities museum

• Apr 16, 2016

Syrian government team joins Geneva peace talks

Arrival comes amid escalating clashes between Assad forces, insurgents in northern Aleppo province

• Apr 15, 2016

Syrian regime ignores the war, holds elections

But with vast swathes of country and millions of displaced Syrians unable to vote, Assad regime's foes dismiss it as just "a show"

• Apr 13, 2016

ISIS decides fate of 300 abducted workers after questioning their religion

Militants kidnapped cement workers and contractors from their workplace after a surprise attack on government forces

• Apr 9, 2016

Syria releases American citizen abducted 4 years ago

U.S. officials said Kevin Dawes, a 33-year-old freelance photographer from San Diego, was turned over to authorities from Russia

• Apr 8, 2016

Syria: ISIS abducts 300 workers near Damascus

Cement workers kidnapped in area where militants launched a surprise attack earlier this week, Syrian state TV says

• Apr 7, 2016

1st Syrian refugees of Jordan "surge" headed for U.S.

Family of 7 leaves Amman on a plane bound for Kansas City, as operation to expedite resettlement gets in gear

• Apr 6, 2016

Iraqi forces face heavy resistance in ISIS-held town

Hundreds of roadside bombs, car bombs and heavy mortar fire slowed advancing Iraqi troops to a near halt after entering small town of Hit

• Apr 5, 2016

The destruction of Palmyra by ISIS

An inside look at the destruction of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra by ISIS

• Apr 5, 2016
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Devastation left behind by ISIS in Syrian town of Qaryatain

Syrian troops fired their guns in celebration amid smoldering buildings inside the town of Qaryatain, hours after recapturing town from ISIS

• Apr 4, 2016

As Iraqi forces close in on Mosul, ISIS lashes out

Dozens killed in suicide attacks during march towards battle for Iraq's second largest city

• Apr 4, 2016

Fierce fighting near Aleppo as Syria cease-fire starts to unravel

Government forces battling opposition fighter, including members of the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front outside country's second largest city

• Apr 2, 2016

Inside look at the ancient town of Palmyra after ISIS devastation

CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer is the first journalist for a U.S. network to get a glimpse at the archaeological treasures ravaged by militant group

• Mar 31, 2016

Syria's Assad rejects key opposition demand

U.S.-backed opposition insists dictator must yield power to "transitional body," an idea Assad dismisses as "unconstitutional"

• Mar 30, 2016

Syria's Assad tries to polish image with Palmyra's recapture

Extremists had destroyed some of the best-known monuments, including temples dating back more than 1,800 years, in the town nicknamed "Bride of the Desert"

• Mar 29, 2016

ISIS damage to Palmyra artifacts shocks experts

Some praise the "professional way" Syrian troops liberated the 1,800-year-old ruins from extremists, minimizing extensive destruction

• Mar 28, 2016

Syrian troops retake Palmyra, proclaim ISIS is dying

Victory in ancient Syrian city sets stage for next major ground assault on ISIS in Iraq; Assad, Russians eyeball extremists' capital next

• Mar 27, 2016

Fighting against ISIS rages in ancient Syrian town

ISIS militants, who have controlled Palmyra since May, have destroyed some of the town's best known Roman-era archaeological relics

• Mar 25, 2016

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