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President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

A Turkish police armored vehicle patrols the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The towns along Turkey's border with northeastern Syria have been on high alert after dozens of mortars fired from Kurdish-held Syria landed, killing several civilians. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Turkey says troops captured Syrian border town

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In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, the town of Tel Abyad can be seen inside Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town

By Mehmet Guzel - 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

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to his ruling party officials, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Erdogan says that there have been 109 &quot;terrorists killed&quot; — a reference to Syrian Kurdish fighters — since Ankara launched an offensive into Syria the previous day. Erdogan also warned the European Union not to call Ankara's incursion into Syria an 'invasion,' and renewed his threat of letting Syrian refugees flood Europe. (Turkish Presidency Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s refugee plan met with widespread skepticism

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, joined by from left, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, speaks to media during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Esper: US is not abandoning Kurds in face of Turkish attack

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, participates in a briefing with President Donald Trump and senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Top U.S. general warns Turkey: ‘We retain the right of self-defense’

By Ben Wolfgang - 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

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Hillary Clinton lectures on foreign policy at Rackham Auditorium, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Mich.(Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)

Hillary Clinton: ‘Everyone’ knew consequences of Trump Syria pullout

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

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)

Turkish forces advance in Syria as US troops come under fire

By MEHMET GUZEL and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

A mourner cries during the funeral of ten-month-old Mohammed Omar Saar, killed during incoming shelling from Syria Thursday, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The Turkey mess is everybody’s fault

By Cenk Sidar

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

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

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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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

A Kurdish woman living in Cyprus holds up a baby as she shouts slogans 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)

John Shimkus: Take me off the ‘I support Donald Trump’ list

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)

Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and MEHMET GUZEL - 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

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

A graffiti of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is seen on the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, as a TV journalist works 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)

The Latest: Australian PM worried IS may regroup in Syria

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