Majority of Canadians don’t want Ottawa to bring back detained ISIS fighters: Ipsos poll
Most Canadians do not want the government helping to bring back those suspected of fighting for ISIS. Continue reading
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Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in Syria, but key questions remain unanswered
The deal calls for a five-day pause in fighting between Turkish and Kurdish fighters and puts at least a temporary halt to the battle along the Syrian border. Continue reading
Raqqa rebuilds after ISIS, but the past keeps resurfacing
Raqqa’s first responders team has dug more than 5,300 bodies out of mass graves. Continue reading
Former Calgary resident detained in Syria says ISIS asked him to conduct attacks in North America
Safraz Ali says he refused to conduct attacks for ISIS and was arrested as a result. Continue reading
Kurds had back channel open to Syria, Russia over fears of U.S. pullout: officials
The Kurds opened a back channel to the Syrian government and the Russians in 2018, with those talks ramping up significantly in recent weeks. Continue reading
Trump slaps sanctions on Turkey as U.S. troops prepare to leave Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump said he’s issuing new sanctions against Turkey, halting trade negotiations and raising steel tariffs. Continue reading
U.S. troops weigh options for exits in Syria as Trump threatens sanctions on Turkey
The Turks began attacks in Syria against the Kurds, longtime U.S. battlefield allies against IS, after President Donald Trump declared U.S. troops would stay out of the fight. Continue reading
Syrian army prepares for clashes with Turkish forces as U.S. troops withdraw
The Syrian army’s deployment near the Turkish border came hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the U.S. said they had reached a deal with President Bashar Assad’s government to help fend off Turkey’s invasion, now in its sixth day. Continue reading
Trump has ordered U.S. troops to leave northern Syria, move south: Defence chief
Esper isn’t saying how many U.S. troops will leave the north, but he says they represent most of the 1,000 troops in Syria. Continue reading
Trump defends pulling troops from northern Syria, says he is an ‘island of one’
Trump remained steadfast and defended a move that drew widespread bipartisan criticism that he has endangered stability in the Middle East and risked the lives of Syrian Kurdish allies who helped the U.S. bring down the Islamic State group in Syria. Continue reading