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INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq

US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview

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US expects UN help with Turkey’s resettlement of Syrian refugees into border zone

The US expects the UN and NGOs to help “facilitate” a proposed resettlement of Syrian refugees living in Turkey into a planned buffer zone along Syria’s northeastern border

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Syrian government labels SDF ‘separatist terrorist militias’ ahead of Ankara talks

In a rare shift of rhetoric, Syria's foreign ministry called the Syrian Democratic Forces "terrorists" ahead of a Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Ankara

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UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war

The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and raids

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone

U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said

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‘We can trust no one’: Syrians cast doubt on Idlib ceasefire

A Russian-brokered ceasefire is in place in Idlib province, but civilians and rebels in northwest Syria are skeptical it will last

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YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border

YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey

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Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve

Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib

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Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front

Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province

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