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FILE - In this undated file photo, Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, stands in Izmir, Turkey. The trial of an American pastor imprisoned in Turkey, whose case is part of the quagmire of tense relations between Washington and Ankara, is set to begin Monday, April 15, 2018 in western Izmir province. Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from North Carolina, is facing 35 years in prison on the charges of “committing crimes on behalf of terror groups without being a member” and “espionage.” (DHA-Depo Photos via AP, File)

US pastor faces terror charges in fraught trial in Turkey

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and MEHMET GUZEL - Associated Press

In the central marketplace of Qamishli, where the SDF and pro-Assad government forces share jurisdiction, merchants and customers are more concerned about the fluctuating value of the Syrian pound than about violent clashes. (Photo By Filip Warwick/Special to The Washington Times)

Qamishli, Syria residents strike deal between Assad, Kurdish forces

By Filip Warwick and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Gold trader’s Turkish lawyer implicated in guard bribe case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian government forces overseeing the evacuation of Army of Islam fighters and their families in buses, from the besieged town of Douma, just east of Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 2, 2018. The most powerful Syrian rebel faction on the fringes of Damascus began abandoning its stronghold in the once rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta on Monday, opening the way for government forces to secure full control of the area, after seven years of revolt. (SANA via AP)

The Latest: US forces setting up positions in north Syria

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Greece's military personnel prepare themselves ahead of a parade, in Athens, Sunday, March 25, 2018. The parade took place in the Greek capital to commemorate Greek Independence Day, which marks the start of a war of independence in 1821 against the 400-year Ottoman rule. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greek minister says country vigilant against ‘enemy’ Turkey

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, centre, during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s Erdogan says missile deal with Russia is final

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkish soldiers atop an armored personnel carrier patrol the northwestern city of Afrin, Syria, during a Turkish government-organized media tour into northern Syria, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) ** FILE **

Donald Trump’s withdrawal from Syria has Manbij fearing Turkey’s offensive

By Filip Warwick and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in full military combat uniform, waves from a helicopter as he visits Turkish troops at Ogulpinar border gate with Syria, near Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey, Sunday, April 1 2018. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West

By WIETING Suzan Fraser and Ayse Wieting - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, delivers a speech during an arts biennial opening inside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO world heritage site and one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Saturday, March 31, 2018. Turkey's president has recited an Islamic prayer in the Hagia Sophia, an Istanbul landmark that has become a symbol of interfaith and diplomatic tensions. Erdogan recited the Quran's first verse to the "souls of all, especially Istanbul's conqueror." (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish leader, slams Kosovo’s PM over secret deportations

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

In this picture taken on Thursday, March 29, 2018, U.S. soldiers sit on a house that turned to an outpost on a road leading to the tense front line between U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council fighters and Turkish-backed fighters, at Halawanji village, north of Manbij town, Syria. The front line has grown more tense in recent days as Turkey threatens to advance on the town to clear it of the U.S-backed fighters. U.S troops have increased their patrols in the area, local commanders say, to prevent an outbreak of fighting and to prevent Turkey from advancing on Manbij. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

U.S. military: Syria bomb kills 2 coalition troops, wounds 5

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

CIA Chief Mike Pompeo went to Turkey to discuss security issues on his first overseas trip in his new role (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

Mike Pompeo to take tough tack with Erdogan as Turkey relations erode

By Guy Taylor and Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Why it’s important for America to repair the relationship and keep Turkey in NATO

By J. William Middendorf II and Dan Negrea

In this frame grab from video provided by Voice of America, members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail are shown violently reacting to peaceful protesters during Erdogan's trip last month to Washington. (Voice of America via AP)

Charges dropped against 11 of 15 Turkish security officers in D.C. brawl

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Turkey targets Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

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Illustration on the strategic importance of supporting the Kurds by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why America must help the Kurds in Syria

By Rachel Avraham

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers walk in the city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday, March 18, 2018. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that allied Syrian forces have taken &quot;total&quot; control of the town center of Afrin, the target of a nearly two-month-old Turkish offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia, which said fighting was still underway. Erdogan said the Turkish flag and the flag of the Syrian opposition fighters have been raised in the town, previously controlled by the Kurdish militia known as the People's Defense Units, or YPG. (Hasan Kırmızitaş/DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

The Latest: 8 Security Council members demand Syria action

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Greek court again rejects Turkish servicemen’s extradition

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This photo released by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a member of the Syrian Civil Defense group carrying a victim after airstrikes and shelling hit in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March. 7, 2018. Government forces carried out punishing airstrikes against an opposition-held suburb of Damascus, seeking to divide the besieged enclave in two and further squeeze rebels and tens of thousands of civilians trapped inside, state-run media and opposition activists reported. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP) ** FILE **

Turkey, allies say siege of Syria’s Afrin underway

By Bassem Mroue and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

From left, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster arrive for a joint news conference between President Donald Trump and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Washington-Ankara partnership

By Peter Tase

Syrian family finds new beginning in Connecticut

By KITTY LESHAY - Associated Press