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Ambassador James Jeffrey, the State Department special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, testifies at the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Also testifying, at right, is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

James Jeffrey, U.S. Syria envoy, heads to Turkey amid clashes in Kurdish ‘safe zones’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this photo taken from the outskirts of Suruc, southeastern Turkey, AaRussian army vehicle enters Syria, as it begins its joint patrol with Turkish forces, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols for the second time in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters who were forced to withdraw from the border area following Ankara's incursion. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Turkey says Kurdish fighters still remain near Syrian border

By MEHMET GUZEL - Associated Press

Greece: 41 men found in refrigerated truck

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Turkey vows to send back IS members to their countries

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Turkish soldier killed by roadside bomb in northeast Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators at the Parliament, in Ankara, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ** FILE **

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan puts U.S. trip ‘on hold’ to protest House Armenian genocide vote

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Kashmiri protesters hold Islamic State flags as they shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, May 31, 2019. Government forces in Indian controlled Kashmir fired tear gas and pellets to disperse hundreds of protesters who clashed with them during a protest against the recent killing of Kashmir rebel leader and also an annual protest marking Al-Quds Day. The last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is observed in many Muslim communities as Al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Turkey to send captured ISIS fighters back to home countries

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Turkish and Russian patrol is seen near the town of Darbasiyah, Syria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters who were forced to withdraw from the border area following Ankara's incursion.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Car bomb kills 13 civilians in northern Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators at the Parliament, in Ankara, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ** FILE **

The Latest: Joint Turkey-Russia patrols start in Syrian area

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Kurdish forces withdraw from from an area near Turkish border with Syria, overseen by the Russian forces, near the town of Amuda, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Kurdish fighters killed one Turkish soldier and wounded five others amid a shaky truce in northern Syria, Turkey's army said Sunday, bringing its military death toll to 11 since the launch of its cross-border operation. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Joint Turkish and Russian patrols begin in Syrian region

By Mehmet Guzel - Associated Press

Candles are lit on the graves of people killed during Syrian war, in the town of Qamishli, north Syria, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Turkey says its forces capture 18 Syrian soldiers in Syria

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This file image made from video posted on a militant website April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet. (Al-Furqan media via AP, File)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid involved Russia, Turkey, Iraq, Kurds, Donald Trump says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Turkeys in the northwest: Conservation success or nuisance?

By ELI FRANCOVICH - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, before boarding Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base. Trump is heading to South Carolina to speak at Benedict College in Columbia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump defends Syrian strategy: ‘We have secured the oil’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, right, shakes hands with Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari, left, during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Esper has arrived in Baghdad on a visit aimed at working out details about the future of American troops that are withdrawing from Syria to neighboring Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Mark Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion

By 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, a view of the town of Tal Abyad, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Russian media reports say Russian military police have started patrols in northern Syria as a Turkish-Russian agreement giving Syrian Kurdish fighters 150 hours to withdraw from almost the entire northeast border region of Syria came into effect. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters

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Syrian government forces deploy near the town of Tal Tamr, north Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Russia and Turkey announced an agreement Tuesday to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters, cementing the two countries' power in Syria in the wake of President Donald Trump's abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

The Latest: Russian assures security of civilians at border

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump lifts sanctions on Turkey, says cease-fire permanent

By AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

Russian forces armored vehicles patrol the Syrian border in Kobani, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Russian military police began patrols on part of the Syrian border Wednesday, quickly moving to implement an accord with Turkey that divvies up control of northeastern Syria. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump announces a permanent cease-fire, claims victory in Syria

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

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump says Turkey calls cease-fire ‘permanent’

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