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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk speaks to the Associated Press at an American outpost in the northern Kurdish town of Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. The top U.S. general in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group pledged American troops would remain in the town despite Ankara's demands for a U.S. pullout. Turkey launched an offensive last month to drive Syrian Kurdish militiamen out of the enclave of Afrin and has threatened to extend its operation to Manbij. (AP Photo/Susannah George)

At US outpost in Syria, US general backs Kurdish fighters

By SUSANNAH GEORGE and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows men pulling a survivor from the rubble after airstrikes hit a rebel-held suburb near Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. Syrian opposition activists said more than one dozen people killed in new airstrikes. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

Airstrikes outside Syrian capital kill at least 19 civilians

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

This Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File)

Turkey, U.S. forces on course for clash in Manbij, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A pro-Turkey Syrian fighter waves on Bursayah hill, which separates the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin from the Turkey-controlled town of Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters captured the strategic hill in northwestern Syria after intense fighting on Sunday as their offensive to root out Kurdish fighters enters its second week, according to Turkish officials. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Rights group says Turkish guards shot at Syrians

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Restaurant workers and police stand following a rocket attack, fired from inside Syria, in the border town of Kilis, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Kilis and the town of Reyhanli, both of which border Afrin, Syria, have been the target of multiple rocket attacks that have killed at least four people, including a teenage girl and injured dozens of others. Turkey launched a cross-border offensive into Afrin on Jan. 20 to clear the enclave of Syrian Kurdish militia which Ankara considers to be &quot;terrorists.&quot; (Can Erok/DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

U.S. says Syria making new chemical weapons despite 2013 deal

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, file photo, aid workers stand near a convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other supplies organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the United Nations, makes it's way to the besieged town of Madaya, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Damascus, Syria. Madaya has been blockaded for months by government troops and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Opposition activists and aid groups have reported several deaths from starvation in recent weeks. (AP Photo)

Red Cross confident U.S. still top donor under Donald Trump

By Guy Taylor and Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, March 7, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann) ** FILE **

Gen. Paul Selva: U.S. coalition, partner nations working to address ISIS detainees, foreign fighters

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Syrians walk towards the Oncupinar border crossing with Syria, known as Bab al Salameh in Arabic, in the outskirts of the town of Kilis, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Renewed clashes erupted on Monday on a strategic hilltop in northwestern Syria captured by Turkish troops the day before as Syrian Kurdish militiamen try to regain control. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: UN envoy welcomes effort for new Syria charter

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U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and WEF founder Klaus Schwab walk past during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Tillerson aims to sell ‘America First’ to wary allies

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

A Turkish Forces vehicles is driven past people watching at the Oncupinar border crossing with Syria, known as Bab al Salameh in Arabic, in the outskirts of the town of Kilis, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Renewed clashes erupted on Monday on a strategic hilltop in northwestern Syria captured by Turkish troops the day before as Syrian Kurdish militiamen try to regain control. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey detains more than 300 over criticism of Syria offensive

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as he meets with students in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Syrian opposition boycotting Russia-led peace talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalists as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and WEF founder Klaus Schwab walk past during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

urkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second left, is briefed by a Turkish Army officer at the command center at the command center in Hatay province, Turkey at the border with Syria, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Erdogan has traveled to Turkey's border with Syria where he is being briefed on Turkey's military offensive against the Syrian Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin. (Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Russia says Syrian army killed US-backed troops

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Israel accuses Iran of trying to turn Syria into its base

Associated Press

A Turkish special police officer patrols a mosque during the funeral procession for two victims killed on a rocket attack Wednesday night, in the town of Kilis, Turkey, near the border with Syria, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Two rockets fired from inside Syria hit the mosque during evening prayers and a house wounding at least 13 people. It was the latest in a series of rocket attacks against the Turkish border since Ankara launched a military offensive into Afrin to clear it of Syrian Kurdish militiamen whom it considers to be linked with Turkey's own Kurdish insurgents. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Pentagon: Turkey’s Syria operations not helpful

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Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters secure an area where Turkish army's Operation Olive Branch continue in Azaz, Syria on Wednesday. Turkish officials have talked about expanding the Syrian incursion to target Manbiji, held by U.S.-allied Kurds. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan struggle to head off clash over Syrian Kurds

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Latest: Haley accuses Russia of distraction on Syria

Associated Press

US strikes kill up to 150 Islamic State fighters in Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Turkish soldiers prepare their tanks to enter combat and join a military offensive on a Kurdish-held enclave in northern Syria, at a staging area in the Hatay province,Turkey near the the border with Syria.Turkey launched an operation, codenamed Olive Branch, last week against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units in Afrin, Syria that it deems a terror group. The operation codenamed Olive Branch is on its fourth day. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Thousands on run, hiding as Turkey keeps up Syria offensive

By SARAH EL DEEB and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

‘Last Men’ filmmaker reflects on historic Oscar nomination

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press