Kerry says Russia, Syria should face war crimes probe
By BRADLEY KLAPPER Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for Russia and Syria to face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on Syrian civilians, further illustrating the downward…
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Kerry: Progress with Russia on Syria despite military doubts
By ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said progress is being made with Russia on a potential military partnership that could strengthen a faltering truce…
US offering Russia military pact in Syria
By BRADLEY KLAPPER The United States is offering Russia a new military pact against the Islamic State and al-Qaida in Syria, according to a leaked U.S. proposal that, if finalized,…
Russia: Turkish troops in Syria for operation against Kurds
By SUZAN FRASER Russia on Sunday accused Turkey of sending its military across the Syrian border to prevent Kurdish groups there from consolidating their positions, while Turkish authorities imposed curfews…
The Latest: Erdogan says Syrian cease-fire works ‘partially’
The Latest on the conflict in Syria as a fragile cease-fire enters its second day (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a cease-fire aiming to…
Cease-fire brings relative quiet to Syria despite breaches
By BASSEM MROUE A cease-fire brought relative quiet to parts of Syria for the first time in years on Saturday, offering civilians rare respite from Russian and Syrian government airstrikes…
The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…
Putin: Russian strikes in Syria killed hundreds of militants
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian airstrikes in Syria have killed hundreds of militants, President Vladimir Putin said Friday as he called for a shared military effort of ex-Soviet…