U.S. to defend western-trained ‎Syria forces

President Obama authorized the use of air power to protect U.S. trained military forces if they are attacked in Syria

• Aug 2, 2015

U.S. and Turkey to set-up "safe zone" for Syrian rebels

Turkey hopes the "safe zone" will eventually encourage some Syrian refugees to return home; Nearly 2 million Syrians have fled to Turkey since the country's civil war began

• Jul 27, 2015

U.S. and Turkey mulling "safe zone" in northern Syria

But U.S. officials adamant plans won't include a formal no-fly zone, so it remains unclear how allies can keep swath of war-torn nation "free" of ISIS militants

• Jul 27, 2015

Cuba, Malaysia taken off U.S. human trafficking blacklist

An annual State Department report assesses how effectively governments are fighting the flesh trade and exploitative labor

• Jul 27, 2015

Turkish soldiers killed by bomb blamed on Kurdish rebels

As Ankara unloads on ISIS and the Kurds simultaneously, rebels in Turkey say 2013 cease-fire has likely ended

• Jul 26, 2015

Bashar Assad makes rare speech, vows to crush enemies

Embattled Syrian president delivers first public remarks in a year, saying: "Defeat does not exist in the dictionary of the Syrian Arab army"

• Jul 26, 2015

Friends and foes in ISIS fight even more muddled

As Turkey steps up role in battle against ISIS, it's now also bombing the fighters who've been most effective against the group

• Jul 25, 2015

Photos of the week

The most compelling photos from the week's news, July 18-24, 2015, including the Louisiana movie theater shooting and an amazing new image of Earth

• Jul 24, 2015
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Reports: Turkish jets hit ISIS in Syria, Kurds in Iraq

If reports of strikes against PKK are true, it will mark first time since 2013 peace deal

• Jul 24, 2015

3 Spanish reporters missing near major Syrian city

The three men were working in the Aleppo area after entering Syria through Turkey, a Spanish journalists' group said

• Jul 21, 2015

Bombing shows Turkey vulnerable to ISIS retaliation

While it's not proven that ISIS launched bombing that killed 32 on border, Turkey's crackdown on group has officials fearful

• Jul 21, 2015

Blast hits activists along Turkish-Syrian border

Dozens killed as explosion tears through large gathering of young people headed to rebuild Syrian town destroyed in fighting against ISIS

• Jul 20, 2015

​Water used as weapon of war against Syrian refugees

Humanitarian resources are dwindling as rebel fighters continue to squeeze Syria's refugees

• Jul 13, 2015

ISIS' chief singer and songwriter killed in Syria, activists say

Maher Meshaal is the author of jihadi hymns that are regularly played as background music in combat and execution videos

• Jul 13, 2015

World news wrap: A sad story just keeps getting sadder

Financial crises on 2 continents, a globe-trotting religious leader, flailing diplomacy and refugee catastrophe that keeps getting worse

• Jul 11, 2015

​Inside Syria: Militia aids Syrian army near Jordanian border

CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from the southern front of Syria's war

• Jul 9, 2015

Joint Chiefs nominee: Russia is top threat to U.S. security

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford tells Congress Russia's recent behavior is "nothing short of alarming"

• Jul 9, 2015

Tragic milestone: 4 million have fled Syria war

"This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation," UN agency says as war rages with no end in sight

• Jul 9, 2015

Effort to train Syrians to fight ISIS off to slow start

$500 million program to train 15,000 Syrian troops to fight ISIS has attracted only 60 recruits, according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter

• Jul 8, 2015

A key to ISIS' success: Troops who want to die

Fanatical and disciplined, ISIS' shock troop units often set off battles by literally fighting until they die, sometimes with suicide bombings

• Jul 8, 2015

Loyalty overshadows grieving in Assad's hometown

Despite mounting causalities of young men from Qardaha, the area remains deeply loyal to the Syrian president

• Jul 7, 2015

​War encircles popular summer vacation spot in Syria

Latakia is one of the last cities under full government control; but its residents are growing increasingly nervous its stability will soon end

• Jul 6, 2015

ISIS claims small victory after weekend pummelling

Extremists claw back town north of de facto Syrian capital from Kurds just hours after U.S. jets took aim at crucial infrastructure in the region

• Jul 6, 2015

Former CIA leader: Heightened security "the new normal"

There are several challenges presented by ISIS changing the way the U.S. approaches national security, Mike Morell says

• Jul 5, 2015

U.S. coalition hammers de facto ISIS capital Raqqa

Rare targeting of ISIS stronghold hits city center, going after ISIS' "ability to move"; Iraq claims to hold off latest ISIS assault on key dam

• Jul 5, 2015

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