The name of the American teenager was withheld as he is a minor.
Syrian Kurds claim to capture 8 foreign jihadists
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Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad.
Syrian regime 'optimistic' on talks with Kurds
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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
Berri urges postponement of Arab Economic Summit
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Pompeo on unannounced visit to Baghdad
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A major focus of the tour will be sustaining a regional coalition to counter Iran, the main enemy of US allies Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Pompeo to tour Middle East pledging end to IS
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A man fills up fuel near the Turkish border in Idlib province, Syria.
Syrian jihadists attack Turkish-backed rebels in Idlib
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Trump first announced the pullout of 2,000 ground troops on December 19
Trump advisor to meet Turkish officials on Syria pullout
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The Kurds in northeastern Syria say they hold around 1,000 foreign jihadist fighters
Two American jihadists captured in Syria
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US President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton
Bolton sets conditions for US withdrawal from Syria
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The village of Al-Shaafa in Deir Ezzor province is one of the last pockets of territory still controlled by IS in the Euphrates River valley
Two British soldiers wounded in Syria
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Diplomatic initiative was announced one day after Trump raised concerns about his strategy in the Middle East.
Pompeo, Bolton to tour Middle East
Thomas Frank
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Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
As Trump plans withdrawal, Kurdish forces keep fighting
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Senior Kurdish official Badran Jia Kurd is pictured during an interview with Reuters, in Qamishli, Syria January 3, 2019.
Syrian Kurds seek Damascus deal regardless of US
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Trump did not provide a timetable for the planned military exit from Syria
Trump says US will leave Syria slowly
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Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij.
Kurdish YPG fighters pull out of Manbij
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The armed opposition is faring no better on the ground
Syria opposition watching in dismay regime’s comeback
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