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Key Battles Ahead Against ISIS

by Liz Sly The Washington PostJuly 17, 2017

A New Syrian Truce Tests Trump’s Relationship With Putin

by Liz Sly The Washington PostJuly 9, 2017

In western Raqqa, Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers take aim on a minaret that they suspect holds an Islamic State sniper. MUST CREDIT: Photo Alice Martins for The Washington Post.

U.S.-Backed Forces Reach Into Raqqa’s Old City

by Liz Sly The Washington PostJuly 4, 2017

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Syrian state media says government forces have reached the edge of Palmyra and are poised to reclaim the historic town from the Islamic State group. (SANA via AP)

Syrian Army Claims Control of Palmyra From ISIL

by Liz Sly The Washington PostMarch 2, 2017

Syrian Cease-Fire Has Shaky Start

by Liz Sly The Washington PostDecember 30, 2016

Kurds Close In On Raqqa, ISIL Capital

by Liz Sly The Washington PostDecember 28, 2016

ADDS THE NAME OF THE GUNMAN - A man identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas holds up a gun after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Shouting "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!" Altintas fatally shot Karlov in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibit. Police killed the assailant after a shootout. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Russian Envoy Gunned Down

by David Filipov The Washington Post, Kareem Fahim The Washington Post, and Liz Sly The Washington PostDecember 20, 2016

U.S. Charges Russia With War Crimes

by Louisa Loveluck The Washington Post, and Liz Sly The Washington PostSeptember 25, 2016

Syria, Rebels Begin Effort At Cease-Fire

by Liz Sly The Washington PostSeptember 12, 2016

Doubts Greet Syria Cease-Fire Deal as Violence Surges

by Liz Sly The Washington Post, and Karen DeYoung The Washington PostSeptember 10, 2016