ALEPPO, Syria (AP) -- Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes due to clashes between the government and Kurdish forces in a contested area in Syria's northern city ...
Sumaia al Najjar and her husband had gone to extreme lengths to get their young family out of war-torn Syriaand into western Europe, claiming asylum in the Netherlands.
The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
The takeover ended one of the worst outbreaks of violence between the central government and the Kurdish-led forces since the end of the civil war just over a year ago.
Kurdish fighters were evacuated from a contested neighborhood in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, officials said early Sunday, a move that could bring an end to several days of violent clashes with government forces.