More than 3.5 million Syrian refugees migrated to Turkey since the Syrian crisis began in 2011. In January, Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu said that nearly 80,000 of those refugees have become naturalized citizens of Turkey. Roughly 53,000 of which are able to participate in Turkey’s elections Sunday
The first indications the fight against IS in Baghuz had ended came early Saturday, SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali using Twitter to announce the “total elimination of so-called caliphate”
The biggest worry: upward of 60,000 people, including more than 5,000 IS fighters, who have surrendered or been captured since the SDF and coalition launched their final assault last month
late 2018, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from Syria, saying the Islamic State terror group had been defeated and there was no longer a reason to deploy U.S. forces in the war-torn nation
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces continue their push to remove the last remnants of Islamic State militants from eastern Syria, intensifying their attacks against the terror group at night to advance further
As Internationally backed Syrian forces continue what they believe is their final battle for Islamic State-controlled territory, more than 65,000 people—almost all women and children–have evacuated to camps in northern Syria
Freed SDF Fighters Speak About Their IS Captivity
European allies have offered a muted response to U.S. President Trump’s demand that they take back their own citizens who have been captured fighting for Islamic State in Syria
UNICEF added that most people lack food diversity and are resorting to reducing meals or selling their assets for food. While malnutrition has not been widely reported among the population, UNICEF warned that a deteriorating food security situation could trigger a malnutrition crisis