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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., talks with a reporter after speaking on the Senate floor in this Oct. 6, 2018 file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to Trump: Erdogan visit ‘makes no sense’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A man wounded in Turkish shelling is brought to Tal Tamr hospital in north Syria, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Syrian government troops moved into towns and villages in northern Syria on Monday, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces advancing in the area as long-standing alliances in the region begin to shift or crumble following the pullback of U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

The Latest: Erdogan rejects call for ceasefire in Syria

Associated Press

A Lebanese fireman extinguishes a fire near Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Strong fires spread in different parts of Lebanon forcing some residents to flee their homes in middle of the night as the flames reached residential areas in villages south of Beirut. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon, Syria

By HASSAN AMMAR - Associated Press

This Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters from the Syrian National Army, flash the V-sign as they are driven through the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, on their way to enter over the border to Tel Abyad, Syria. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkish, Kurdish forces battle for key Syrian border town

By Lefteris Pitarakis and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

A Turkish youth celebrates with a national flag after news about Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency, meanwhile, said Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of Turkey's military offensive. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

The Latest: House to vote on bipartisan Syria resolution

Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday Oct. 7, 2019 file photo, Turkish-backed forces from the Free Syrian Army, stand in formation during military maneuvers in preparation for a Turkish incursion targeting Syrian Kurdish fighters, near Azaz town, north Syria. The Turkish trained and funded Syrian forces present themselves as heirs to the uprising against President Bashar Assad. But while they include some Islamist and former rebel factions, a large number are Arab and Turkmen fighters from northern and eastern Syria with an ax to grind against the Kurds and a reputation for violence and looting. (AP Photo, File)

Money, hatred for the Kurds drives Turkey’s Syrian fighters

By SARAH EL DEEB and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a conference of parliament speakers in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Erdogan says his county &quot;will not take a step back&quot; from its offensive against Syrian Kurdish militants it sees as a national security threat, defying serious warnings from the United States and other Western nations. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Trump’s sanctions won’t bite a vulnerable Turkish economy

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

In this Oct. 1, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, listens to a question during a campaign stop in Londonderry, N.H. While Gabbard is campaigning for her party's presidential nomination, she faces a strong primary challenge back home for her congressional seat from Democratic state Sen. Kai Kahele. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

Staffer says CNN bigwigs ‘don’t like Tulsi Gabbard’ in Project Veritas video on eve of Dem debate

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration on the situation in northern Syria by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

President Trump not ending the endless war in Syria

By Clifford D. May

Turkish tanks and troops stationed near Syrian town of Manbij, Syria, Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2019. Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces.(Ugur Can/DHA via AP)

Russian forces sweep into U.S. base abandoned in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian troops deploy in the northern town of Tal Tamr, Monday, Oct 14, 2019. The move toward Tal Tamr came a day after Syria's Kurds said Syrian government forces agreed to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances that came after President Donald Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening chaos. (SANA via AP)

Trump threatens to ‘destroy’ Turkey’s economy with sanctions

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., looks on as former White House Counsel Donald McGahn addresses the Kentucky chapters conference of The Federalist Society at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) **FILE**

Congress struggles to counter Donald Trump on Syria

By Stephen Dinan and Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Turkish tanks and troops stationed near Syrian town of Manbij, Syria, Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2019. Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces.(Ugur Can/DHA via AP)

Fearing US abandonment, Kurds kept back channels wide open

By MATTHEW LEE and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

ABC apologizes for video wrongly said to be from Syria

Associated Press

A resident of Tal Tamr welcomed a Syrian soldier to the northern city Monday. Syria's Kurds said government forces agreed to help them fend off Turkey's invasion — a major shift in alliances after President Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening chaos. (SANA via AP)

Bashar Assad sends Syria troops to aid Kurds against Turkey

By Ben Wolfgang and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Turkish youth celebrates with a national flag after news about Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency, meanwhile, said Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of Turkey's military offensive. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

Trump orders Turkey sanctions; US scrambles for Syria exit

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this file photo, Ryan McCarthy, at the time nominated to be Secretary of the Army, speaks during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Ryan McCarthy, Army secretary, warns troops bashing Trump Syria withdrawal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Syrians walk at the border crossing between Iraq and Syria in Semelka, northeast Syria, Monday Oct. 14, 2019. The border crossing between Iraq and Syria's Kurdish-held northeastern Syria was dreary on Monday. The truck lane of the usually bustling commercial gateway was empty_ only a single pick-up stood in the parking lot with sheep in the flatbed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Foreigners exit northeastern Syria fearing government reach

By ANDREA ROSA and HUSSEIN MALLA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Turkey sanctions coming after Syria attack, Donald Trump says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Turkish youth celebrates with a national flag after news about Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency, meanwhile, said Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of Turkey's military offensive. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

US pullout from Syria leaves a major prize for its foes

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press