James Jeffrey said that the U.S. must stay the course in Syria and that it was not the same kind of large-scale, costly deployment as Afghanistan or Vietnam.
Turkish and Turkey-backed forces targeted Kurdish positions in northern Iraq and Syria, even as the United Nations and French President Emmanuel Macron called for a global truce.
The social network took action yesterday after multiple researchers flagged over 9,000 profiles that appeared to be spreading content promoting the political interests of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Russia accused Turkey of embedding its troops with outlawed militants in Syria's Idlib as both sides accuse their adversaries of plotting chemical attacks.
Turkish forces "mainly use our equipment, we want to make sure the equipment is ready when they need to use it," according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency.
After Ankara suggested it would not prevent migrants and refugees from leaving Turkey, thousands of refugees have headed toward the border with Greece.
Two Black Sea Fleet frigates passed the Turkish Straits carrying Kalibr-NK cruise missiles, as Syria's seemingly intractable war grew even more uncertain.
Turkish Hatay province Governor Rahmi Dogan said that at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in airstrikes blamed on the Syrian government against their positions in the country's northwestern province of Idlib.
The insurgent-held province of Idlib is witnessing a surge in violence involving factions in the country's civil war and the international powers backing them.
As the Russian- and Iran-backed Syrian military restores government control over the country, its meeting resistance from opposing international forces.
As President Donald Trump called on other nations to play an increased role in the Middle East after Iranian attacks on Iraqi bases housing U.S. personnel, Russia and Turkey discussed Libya and Syria.
Libya's U.N.-backed Government of National Accord has approved a Turkish request to send troops to defend Tripoli against the rival Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan argued that the goal of his cross-border attack was to clear the way for the resettling some of the 3.7 million Syrian refugees his country hosts.