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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

Collins: Turkish strike consequence of Trump’s Syria pullout

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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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President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: US doesn’t ‘endorse’ Turkey’s assault on Syria

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ROBERT BURNS - 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

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

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

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)

Pentagon leaders insist they were in the loop on Trump’s Syria move

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A Turkish army officer jumps from his tank moving to its new position on the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Tensions have risen at the border between Turkey and Syria, on expectation of a Turkish military incursion into Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey assault on Kurds advancing despite Trump warning

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

In this March 31, 2019 photo, women shop in the marketplace at Al-Hol camp, home to families of Islamic State fighters, in Hasakeh province, Syria. The Islamic State group could get a new injection of life if conflict erupts between the Kurds and Turkey in northeast Syria as the U.S. pulls its troops back from the area. The White House has said Turkey will take over responsibility for the thousands of IS fighters captured during the long campaign that defeated the militants in Syria. But it’s not clear how that could happen. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

US pullback could boost Islamic State group revival in Syria

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, talks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Monday Oct. 7, 2019 prior to his departure for Serbia for an official visit. Erdogan says American troops have started withdrawing from positions in northern Syria, hours after the White House said that U.S. forces in northeast Syria will move aside and clear the way for an expected Turkish incursion. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Turkey sends reinforcements to border with Syria

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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, a flag of Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, flies on a building in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey says it won’t bow to U.S. threat over its Syria plans

By Bassem Mroue and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Egypt, Cyprus, Greece condemns gas exploration by Turkey

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviews the honour guard during a welcome ceremony ahead of his meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Donald Trump: We’re not abandoning the Kurds in Syria

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a joint news conference after their trilateral meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and members of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Muslim member Sefik Dzaferovic, Croat member Zeljko Komsic and Bosnian Serb member Milorad Dodik, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Erdogan attends launch of Serbia-Bosnia highway work

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Trump shifts tone on Turkey in effort to halt Syria invasion

By ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE and DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

In this July 22, 2015, photo, then-National Security Adviser Susan Rice participates in a briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Susan Rice, Obama national security adviser, slams U.S. withdrawal from Syria: ‘It’s just appalling’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, photo, Turkish forces artillery pieces are seen on their new positions near the border with Syria in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria said American troops began withdrawing Monday from their positions along Turkey's border in northeastern Syria, ahead of an anticipated Turkish invasion that the Kurds say will overturn five years of achievements in the battle against the Islamic State group. (DHA via AP)

Turkey military advances as U.S. withdraws from Syria

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, looks on as documents are exchanged after the signing of an agreement after talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. Erdogan is on a two-day official visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Erdogan says Turkey plays constructive role in Balkans

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Greece: EU to decide response to Turkey’s Cyprus drilling

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