US Sending Mixed Signals on Military’s Role in Syria | Officials all agree they’re staying, but can’t explain why
US Sending Mixed Signals on Military’s Role in Syria
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Mattis: US Diplomats Have Doubled in Syria
Mattis: US Diplomats Have Doubled in Syria | Says as ISIS nears defeat, focus will be on diplomats
China: Security Talks Canceled at US Request
China: Security Talks Canceled at US Request | Foreign Ministry: US requested postponement because of tensions
Iraqi Parliament Elects President, PM-Designate Assigned to Form Govt
Iraqi Parliament Elects President, PM-Designate Assigned to Form Govt | Adel Abdul Mahdi charged with former new govt as PM
Six Afghan Soldiers Killed in Friendly Fire Airstrike in Helmand
Six Afghan Soldiers Killed in Friendly Fire Airstrike in Helmand | Conflicting reports on whether strike was US or Afghan plane
Syrian Rebels Deny Withdrawing From Idlib Buffer Zone
Syrian Rebels Deny Withdrawing From Idlib Buffer Zone | Turkey-backed faction says media reports of pullout were a ‘lie’
Iraq Delays Vote on President, Failing to Agree on a Candidate
Iraq Delays Vote on President, Failing to Agree on a Candidate | Kurds are fielding multiple candidates
Civilian Deaths in Syria in September Lowest Since War Began: Observatory
Civilian Deaths in Syria in September Lowest Since War Began: Observatory | 139 civilians killed in September
China Cancels Annual US Security Talks
China Cancels Annual US Security Talks | Mattis’s visit cancelled, but he downplays risk of worsening ties
Chinese Intercept US Destroyer in South China Sea
Chinese Intercept US Destroyer in South China Sea | US condemns ‘unsafe’ encounter, near Chinese claimed islands
