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US to withdraw remaining 1,000 troops from north Syria after Turkey steps up assault; Damascus strikes deal to redeploy Kurdish forces along border
•The United States said on Sunday it will withdraw its remaining 1,000 troops from northern Syria in the face of a Turkish offensive and Syria’s army struck a deal with Kurdish forces to redeploy along its border with Turkey
Turkey steps up assault against Kurdish militants in northern Syria defying threats of US sanctions, international protests
•Turkish soldiers and militia allies battled their way into a strategic Kurdish border town as they stepped up their assault on northeastern Syria in defiance of mounting international protests and threats of US sanctions
US troops in Syria come under Turkish fire aimed at Kurds, days after Trump decides to pull back army; no casualties reported
•US troops near the northern Syrian border came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
India slams Turkey for its 'unilateral military offensive' in northeast Syria, expresses deep concern over action
•On Wednesday, Turkish jets and artillery targeted Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria, forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes.
Turkey attacks Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria; two civilians killed in air strikes on border areas, says SDF
•Turkey's attack on Kurdish forces in Syria had seemed inevitable since US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a military pullback from the border, but it triggered international condemnation and an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council set for Thursday
'We can come any night without warning,' warns Recep Tayyip Erdogan as US pullout leaves Kurdish militants in Syria vulnerable
•Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that his army was ready to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria at any moment following the US announcement that it would not stand in the way.
US to withdraw troops from Syria ahead of Turkey' s offensive against Kurdish-led forces, says White House
•The United States said it was pulling troops from northeast Syria, in a major shift which clears the way for a Turkish military offensive against Kurdish-led forces and hands Turkey responsibility for thousands of Islamic State captives
Baby of UK-born Islamic State bride Shamima Begum is dead, Syrian Democratic Forces official says amid conflicting reports
•Begum was 15 when she and two friends left London to marry IS fighters in Syria in 2015, at a time when the group's online recruitment program lured many impressionable young people to its self-proclaimed caliphate.
In Syria's Baghouz, last village under Islamic State control, militants remain organised and brutal to the bitter end
•Islamic State militants are now fighting their final battle, holed up in tunnels and caves inside Baghouz, the last village they control, in Syria
Wounded and alone, children flee Islamic State's last enclave, hope for medical care, mental health support
•Hareth was 11 years old when Islamic State carved out its “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria, killing thousands of civilians and attracting an array of enemies.