Top Democratic chairman slams decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria
President Trump said the priority now is for U.S. troops to protect oil wells
Syria Crisis
Car bomb in Syrian border town kills 13
The town was captured last month by Turkey-backed opposition gunmen
U.S. plans to send troops to northern Syria to defend oil
A combat unit armed with tanks would be sent in to help about 200 lightly armed troops who are staying in Syria to protect the oil fields
U.S. chides Turkey for "heading in the wrong direction" in Syria
Weeks after Trump ordered U.S. forces out, clearing the way for Turkey's incursion, U.S. defense chief says Turks "put us all in a very terrible situation"
CBS News gains rare access to Turkish-controlled Syria
The Turkish offensive cost hundreds of lives and thousands of civilians were forced to flee
"Caught between two allies": Gauging military threats in Syria
On this week's episode of the "Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast, go behind the lines of what's happening as U.S. troops move out of Syria
As U.S. troops leave Syria, Russian and Turkish forces replace them
And it still wasn't clear where the roughly 1,000 American forces being pulled out of the country will go, but it seems they can only stay in Iraq for a month
Deal between Turkey and Russia puts offensive in Syria on hold
As American troops leave eastern Syria, the Russians have stepped in
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to "crush" former U.S. allies in Syria
The Trump administration, accused of abandoning America's Kurdish allies, got Erdogan to agree a brief ceasefire, but that ends today
U.S. troops are not coming home from Syria, and some may stay there
In spite of President Trump saying he's bringing Americans home, most troops in Syria are just moving to Iraq, and they'll still be ready to fight ISIS
Fighting persists after Turkey agrees to "pause" its Syria onslaught
There are concerns the short ceasefire announced by Pence hands Turkey exactly what it wants, as claims surface of Turkish forces using chemical weapons
Mike Pence announces ceasefire in Syria
Turkey will pause its invasion for 120 hours to allow Kurdish allies to withdraw from the safe zone of the border region
Syria fallout "essentially irreversible," retired admiral says
Sandy Winnefeld said about territory being left by U.S. troops: "That ground is gone now. We handed it over for free."
Turkey's leader rejects U.S. push for ceasefire in Syria
As Mike Pence heads to the region and congressional leaders head to the White House to discuss a possible ceasefire, Turkey's Erdogan rules it out
Russian troops rush to fill void left by U.S. in northern Syria
Russia moved quickly to further entrench its role as a power broker after the president ordered the pullout of American forces
Turkey's involvement in Syria: The complicated history of how we got here
The roots of Turkey's offensive against the Kurds date back nearly a century
Turkey ignores Trump's warning and steps up Syria offensive
Kurdish civilians are fleeing indiscriminate shelling as U.S. troops and Bashar Assad's Russian-backed forces trade places on an increasingly chaotic battlefield
Humanitarian crisis unfolds as violence escalates in Syria
In little more than a week, longstanding alliances have crumbled and old enemies have teamed up after the U.S. began pulling its forces out and Turkey invaded Syria
Abandoned Kurds turn to Assad and Russia as ISIS detainees escape
America's former allies in the fight against ISIS have been forced to seek help from Syria's Kremlin-backed dictator as Turkey invades
As Turkey attacks Syria, Trump says any ISIS escapees are Europe's problem
U.S. military takes custody of 2 militants, but there are about 10,000 more in jails guarded by America's Kurdish allies, who feel "stabbed in the back"
Trump defends troop drawdown in northern Syria
The president continues to defend his abandonment of Kurdish allies who helped defeat ISIS
U.S. accused of abandoning Kurds to face Turkish onslaught
A CBS News analyst said the offensive will result in serious national security repercussions
Turkey launches airstrikes on Syria after U.S. withdrawal
After ordering American troops out of region, President Trump says U.S. "does not endorse" Turkey's assault on Syria and calls the operation "a bad idea"
Turkey balks at Trump's warning over Syria incursion
Vice President says Turkey will "set our own limits" in any action against U.S.-allied Kurds, as Syrian government reacts to Trump's plan to move troops
Republicans call U.S. withdrawal from Syria "betrayal" of allies
The White House announced U.S. forces in northeast Syria would clear the way for a Turkish incursion. This move is seen as a betrayal of Kurdish forces who have fought alongside U.S. forces for years to defeat ISIS
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