Al Qaeda operatives killed by U.S. airstrikes in Syria, Pentagon says
A strike on Feb. 4 killed Abu Hani al-Masri, who allegedly oversaw the creation and operation of al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s
Syria Crisis
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
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
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
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
Will "fragile" Syria cease-fire deal hold up over time?
Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser to President George W. Bush, shares insights; also addresses U.S. tensions with Israel
Russia announces new Syria cease-fire agreement
After previous attempts to halt the civil war have failed, Vladimir Putin says that Russia and Turkey will guarantee truce
Report: Turkey, Russia agree on Syria cease-fire plan
Countries hope plan, which covers whole of Syria, would come into effect midnight Wednesday night, report says
Mass graves discovered in Aleppo, Russia says
Russia's defense ministry spokesman also accused rebels of laying multiple booby traps and mines across town
"They're killing children," says 7-year-old who tweeted from Aleppo
For many months, Bana Alabed's Twitter feed was a window into what was happening in Aleppo, and she's now in Turkey
Evacuation mission in east Aleppo complete, Red Cross says
An operation to take tens of thousands out of east Aleppo and two Shi'ite villages is over, report says
Syrian army declares major turning point in civil war
Development represents a momentous victory for President Bashar Assad and a crushing defeat for Syria's opposition
Hundreds evacuate Aleppo in heavy snow as brutal war chapter comes to close
Rebel fighters and civilians were bused out of war-ravaged Aleppo in heavy snow as the evacuation of former rebel strongholds entered its final phase
Refugees face miserable conditions in northern Syria
CBS News' Holly Williams visited a Syrian refugee camp, and people there say they have nothing but mud
Russian Ambassador to Turkey gunned down
Andrey Karlov was several minutes into a speech at a photo gallery when he was shot and killed by a well-dressed gunman
France-Russia deal sending U.N. monitors to Aleppo
If the evacuation from Aleppo is completed succesfully with U.N. observers, it will close an important chapter in Syria’s civil war
Girl who tweeted Aleppo nightmare safe as evacuations resume
Bana Alabed, whose mom showed horror of life in eastern Aleppo via Twitter, appears in photos with medical workers
Russia agrees plan to avoid more "mass atrocities" in Aleppo
But even if compromise struck with U.S., France is approved by U.N., complicated situation on ground could still hinder evacuations
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Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
Terminal in Riyadh airport hit again, a day after deadly strike killed 12
