WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State group, a U.S. official said Thursday.

First Wheat Shipment Since Assad's Ouster Arrives in Syria's Latakia CAIRO (Reuters) - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former ...