Taliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point
The Taliban say their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking point By KATHY GANNON Associated Press April 5, 2020, 6:48 PM 3 min read 3 min…
Iraq: American troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq
U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq‘s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of…
US may now keep some troops in Syria to guard oil fields
Even as American forces make a hasty and chaotic withdrawal from northeastern Syria, the U.S. is considering leaving some troops behind to secure oil fields in the region and make…
Trump portrays Mideast as a bloody sandbox, maligns Kurds
President Donald Trump is surfacing cultural stereotypes as he depicts the Middle East as a blood-soaked sandbox where people “play” violently because that’s “what they do” in that part of…
Turkey slams US request for assurances on Syrian Kurds
Interested in Turkey? Add Turkey as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Turkey news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused…