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FILE - In this March 31, 2019, file, photo, women queue for aid supplies at al-Hol camp, home to Islamic State-affiliated families near Hasakeh, Syria. As Turkish troops invade northern Syria and the U.S. abandons its Kurdish allies, there are renewed fears of a prison break in the camp that could give new life to the extremist group. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are mobilizing to stop the Turkish invasion and say they may not be able to spare enough forces to secure al-Hol, home to tens of thousands of IS-linked women and their children. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Turkish invasion raises fears of Islamic State prison break

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks to reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

The Latest: US Syria outpost vacated after coming under fire

Associated Press

In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump authorizes potential sanctions on Turkey, citing humanitarian issues

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg before a meeting in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

The Latest: US Syria outpost vacated after coming under fire

Associated Press

Kurdish women flash victory signs and shout slogans as they protest against possible Turkish military operation on their areas, at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Syria's Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the fight against the Islamic State group as American troops began pulling back on Monday from positions in northeastern Syria ahead of an expected Turkish assault. (AP Photo)

Syria’s Kurds: Turn to Damascus or concede to Turkey?

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

The Latest: Trump doubts public wants US involved in Syria

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Australia worried about Turkish offensive, IS resurgence

By TRISTAN LAVALETTE - Associated Press

Smoke from a fire caused by an incoming mortar fired from the Syrian side, billows in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish troops intend to move some 30 kilometers (19 miles) deep into northern Syria and that its operation will last until all &quot;terrorists are neutralized,&quot; a reference to Syrian Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Cavit Ozgul)

Divided UN fails to agree on Turkey’s offensive in Syria

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington. For the past three years, Netanyahu has bet heavily on Trump and been rewarded with major diplomatic gains in exchange for his warm embrace of the U.S. leader. But the U.S. pullback from northeastern Syria, essentially abandoning its Kurdish allies, has called that strategy, and Trump’s reliability as a friend, into question. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

As Trump abandons Kurds, Israel worries how dependable he is

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

A Kurd living in Cyprus shouts slogans and holds a banner showing the U.S President Donald Trump, in front of the U.S. embassy to protest Turkey's offensive into Syria, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The protesters, waving Cypriot and Kurdish flags as well as placards pledging support for Syria's Kurdish population, chanted slogans condemning Turkey's military action and urged for the withdrawal of Turkish forces. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Kurds slam Donald Trump: ‘I want him to know he’s responsible’ for deaths, ISIS resurgence

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘sold out’ the Kurds, ‘betrayed our word’ as a nation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus

By ZEINA KARAM and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

In this March 30, 2019, file photo, Alexanda Amon Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh, who were allegedly among four British jihadis who made up a brutal Islamic State cell dubbed &quot;The Beatles,&quot; speak during an interview with The Associated Press at a security center in Kobani, Syria, Friday, March 30, 2018. The men said that their home country's revoking of their citizenship denies them a fair trial. &quot;The Beatles&quot; terror cell is believed to have captured, tortured and killed hostages including American, British and Japanese journalists and aid workers. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) **FILE**

US to hand over to Iraq IS members evacuated from Syria

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo)

Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and MEHMET GUZEL - Associated Press

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from targets inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey launches attack in northern Syria

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

US moves 2 British IS members known as ‘Beatles’ from Syria

By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, hold a position on a building in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Turkey - Syria border has became a hot spot as Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Turkey was intent on combatting the threat of Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

A view of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Turkey - Syria border has became a hot spot as Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Turkey was intent on combatting the threat of Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Invasion of northeast Syria carries gain and risk for Turkey

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Shortly after the Turkish operation inside Syria had started, a convoy of Turkish forces vehicles is driven through the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border between Turkey and Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Donald Trump’s Syria pullout endangers Christians, evangelicals warn

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., flanked by Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, left, and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., criticizes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democrats for launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: If Congress wants U.S. troops in Syria, it must vote

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES