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Opponents and supporters of the Turkish government beat each other up outside the residence of the Turkish ambassador to Washington, DC.
Global Politics
VIDEO: Street brawl breaks out in DC outside Turkey ambassador’s residence
President Donald Trump watches as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departs at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington on May 16.
Global Politics
Trump meets Turkey’s Erdogan as the US vows to arm his enemies
Children play with a kite at a shelter for displaced Yazidis on Mount Sinjar, northern Iraq.
Conflict
Years after US Iraq intervention, Yazidis are still seeking safety on a mountain
A US armed forces member stands near a military vehicle, north of Raqqa, Syria on Nov. 6.
Conflict
US-backed forces launch assault on ISIS ‘capital’ in Syria
Turkish tanks driving toward Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, on Aug. 27.
Conflict
US allies are fighting each other in northern Syria. Here’s why.
Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus on Aug. 24.
Conflict
Turkey sends more tanks into Syria to fight ISIS — and to block US-backed Kurds
A fighter from the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, flashes a victory sign as he patrols the streets in the northern Syrian town of Kobane on January 28, 2015.
Conflict
Antique weapons combined with high-tech airpower pushed ISIS out of Kobane