Abby Sewell

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  • FILE – U.S. forces patrol oil fields in Syria, Oct. 28, 2019 . (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)Middle East

    Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces and was suspected of Islamic State ties prior to shooting

    By Abby Sewell and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A U.S. military convoy drives along a road in northeastern Syria’s Hasakeh province, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)Middle East

    U.S. troops have been on the ground in Syria for over a decade. Here’s the back story and present situation after the deadly Islamic State attack

    By Abby Sewell and The Associated Press
  • Trump speaks with leaders in Abu DhabiMiddle East

    People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed

    By Abby Sewell, Ellen Knickmeyer, and others
  • TOPSHOT – This screen grab taken from AFPTV shows people sitting on a tank as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Syrian rebels take over capital, as Russia says ousted leader Assad is in Moscow and given asylum

    By Abdulrahman Shaheen, Abby Sewell, and others
  • iraq protestPolitics

    Iranian-backed militias are starting to launch drones at U.S. troops in Iraq as fears grow over Hamas-Israel conflict spreading

    By Abby Sewell, Tara Copp, and others