Syria

US accused of ‘betrayal’ after stepping aside for Turkish assault on Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria

US president under fire from his own party for abandonment of Kurdish allies

US withdrawal from Syrian-Turkish border fuels fears of resurgence of the jihadist group

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 9 October

US president threatens to ‘totally destroy and obliterate Turkey's economy’

Trump makes way for Turkish offensive against Kurdish-led forces who played major role in defeating Islamic State

US defence secretary says detaining foreign fighters in Syria is ‘untenable’

US is accused of risking ceasefire in Idlib, the final bastion for anti-Assad rebels

Trump’s withdrawal of troops from Syria hampers the fight against Islamic State

Syria no longer at the bottom of the worldwide peace rankings, but there is little to celebrate

Ankara’s refusal to cede ground to Assad’s army in Idlib fuels fears that peace is far from imminent

Belgium agrees to take in orphans born to its citizens in Syria

Sajid Javid enacts controversial new powers to ban UK citizens from entering dangerous parts of the war-torn country

Al Qaeda offshoot has quietly cemented its power in northern Syria and now rules over 3 million people

There is international disagreement about what to do with 1,000 foreign fighters in Kurdish prisons

Donald Trump’s decision to break ranks with the UN could have serious ramifications

US president controversially reverses decades of American policy

Uncertain future for war-torn nation amid power vacuum and economic crisis

Far-right activist claimed Syrian teenager attacked at school had bullied young girls

Isis fighter Jack Letts is stripped of UK passport, prompting condemnation from Canada

Former London schoolgirl Shamima Begum wants to return after four years with Islamic State

The militants are battling to maintain grip on last vestiges of territory in Syria

Push to oust remnants of caliphate from Syria now underway

Illegal immigration, national security and pleas for bipartisanship dominate the delayed speech

Israeli military issues ‘unusual’ statement warning Syria not to retaliate

US president has promised to ‘devastate’ Turkish economy if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria after US troops pull out

Top US officials on ‘damage control’ mission in Middle East following Donald Trump’s pledge to withdraw troops

Donald Trump says Islamic State has been defeated, but defence officials want to maintain a US military presence in the region

The attack was filmed and widely shared across social media

The 44-year-old says he is struggling to speak native language following long captivity by militants

Russia, US, France and Israel offer different stories after plane carrying 14 people disappears from radar

First vote since 2011 comes as Russia-backed government forces prepare major assault on Idlib

Nikki Haley warns that Central American nation is travelling ‘down the same path’ to civil war

US and Moscow trade chemical attack warnings ahead of strike on Syria’s Idlib

The decision suggests Britain has accepted that the Syrian opposition faces imminent defeat

Blast occurs in a weapons depot at the base of a residential building