ISIS fighters from cell known for beheading hostages break their silence
El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey, spoke to The Associated Press from their detention Friday in northern Syria in their first interview with the media
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Trump says U.S. troops will leave Syria soon
In what was billed as a speech about infrastructure in Ohio, the president repeatedly veered off-script, appearing to make an announcement about pulling U.S. troops on the ground in Syria. The comments come just days after the Pentagon said American troops need to stay in the country. Major Garrett reports.
Trump says U.S. to pull out of Syria "very soon"
While delivering a speech on infrastructure in Ohio on Thursday, President Trump said that "we'll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon." In December, the Pentagon said it had about 2,000 troops deployed in the country.
Syrian rebels evacuate key town in besieged eastern Ghouta
Town to be handed over to government following years of siege; deal could serve as blueprint for other towns in enclave
Israel lifts veil of secrecy over one of its most daring military operations
Widely believed to have been behind airstrike, Israel had never commented on one of its most mysterious operations in recent memory
"Heinous crime": Authorities find bodies of 38 Indians abducted by ISIS
Harjit Masih, the only Indian survivor, said they had all been held for a number of days, then taken outside and ordered to kneel. Then the militants opened fire
Videos show Syrian president driving himself to frontlines
As he drove, Assad narrated his route to the camera and gave his thoughts on the battle he was going to visit
Syrians mark 7 years of civil war as thousands flee fighting in Ghouta
The civil war has also resulted in more than 400,000 deaths and more than 1 million others injured
Dozens flee besieged Syrian region as Assad's forces move in
As civil war enters 8th year, dictator Bashar Assad's forces hammer rebel enclave just outside capital city
Aid for besieged civilians delayed as Assad pushes offensive
No help getting in as death toll from Assad's onslaught against rebel-held suburbs of Damascus nears 1,000
Turkey claims plot to attack U.S. consulate thwarted
Turkish police use battering rams to raid homes of ISIS suspects, detaining 13
Russian military plane goes down in Syria
Defense ministry in Moscow says all 32 on board the cargo plane were killed when it crashed just short of the runway
Doctors in Syrian city struggle to treat flood of airstrike victims
More than 700 people have been killed by Syrian airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta over just the past two weeks, but in the north, the Kurds are now fighting Turkey
Aid finally makes it into besieged rebel enclave in Syria
U.N. convoy carries aid through "humanitarian corridor" into battered eastern Ghouta, but it isn't nearly enough for thousands desperately in need of food and medicine
Inside a school still running on the edge of rebel-held Syria
Half the kids aren't there, and for those who do show up, the sounds of war are the frightening new normal
Syrian civilians hunker down as humanitarian crisis in Ghouta deepens
At a humanitarian corridor set up in Syria, ambulances were lined up, but fearful civilians never came
Why nobody is escaping through Syria's "humanitarian corridors"
As bombed hospitals without supplies strain under the pressures of war, CBS News visits an escape corridor, which remains empty
Doctor in Ghouta describes crisis in Syria: "We are under siege"
Bit by bit, the Assad regime is wiping out resistance in the western half of Syria
Fighting rages in spite of Russia's "pauses" in Syria
"Humanitarian pauses" fail to quell violence in eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, with Russia putting blame entirely on rebels
Facing devastating onslaught, rebels in Syrian town fire back
CBS News toured a neighborhood not far from Ghouta, where Syrian forces have been bombing rebels for days
U.S. general calls Russia "both arsonist and fireman" in conflict
Top American general in Middle East says Moscow pushing alternatives to Western-led political negotiations
Syrian women, girls, forced to pay for aid with "sexual services"
Report by United Nations agency finds exploitation of displaced Syrians continues 3 years after charities were warned
Russia's "pause" offers some respite, but little progress in Syria
No aid in, and no civilians out of battered Damascus suburbs yet, as Russian military claims rebels bombarding humanitarian escape route
Rights chief: U.N. members share blame for human "slaughterhouses"
With his role ending soon, outspoken Jordanian prince blasts some nations' "pernicious" use of Security Council veto
Assad ignores ceasefire, continues bombing trapped civilians
At least 24 more killed, including children, as U.N.-brokered ceasefire remains reality on paper alone, but Putin heralds new daily "pauses"
Government shutdown continues as White House weighs "thousands" of layoffs
The 2025 government shutdown entered its second day on Thursday with no signs of an imminent resolution.
Large fire erupts at Los Angeles-area Chevron refinery in El Segundo
LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said crews contained the fire to one area of the refinery.
2 killed in terror attack outside synagogue in U.K.; attacker dead
The terror attack unfolded outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester while worshippers were inside, authorities said.
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Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration
A dispute over a gift given by President Trump to King Charles forced out the museum boss, sources say.
DOJ fires 2 key Virginia prosecutors amid turmoil in office that charged Comey
The Justice Department has fired two of the highest-level prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, two sources told CBS News, just days after President Trump ousted the U.S. attorney there.
FDA head says TrumpRx is a "major step" toward making medications affordable
Pfizer is the first of many drug makers President Trump claimed has agreed to offer steep drug discounts to all Americans through TrumpRx, in line with the lowest prices paid by Europeans.
Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with cartels
A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an "armed attack" against the U.S.
White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to guarantee funding
A White House compact asks universities to freeze their tuition for five years and ban the use of sex and gender as criteria used in admissions.
40% of arrests in D.C. crackdown have been immigration-related, data shows
Since launching its crackdown in Washington, D.C., the Trump administration has recorded over 3,500 arrests in the district, with nearly 1,400 strictly immigration-related.