For Manbij, it was another turn in the rotating cast of characters who had come to impose their vision on the city since 2011. Syria’s opposition forces had taken over in 2012, wresting control ...

A man cuts the beard of a civilian who was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from an ISIS–controlled town of Manbij, in Syria, Aug. 12, 2016. Reuters/Rodi Said ...

Syrian Army Amasses Outside Kurdish-Held Manbij, As Turkish Force Looms Over Border Weeks ago, Turkey threatened to send its military over the border if Kurdish militants didn't leave Manbij.

One Manbij resident told CNN he had seen a US patrol near a mosque Friday in the city center, and a Syrian opposition group told CNN that US forces still controlled Manbij.

This Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish ...

In recent months, ISIS ceded parts of Sirte in Libya and Falluja in Iraq after other anti-ISIS military actions. The offensive to wrest Manbij from ISIS began May 31. Offensive launched against Manbij ...

The flashpoint region of Manbij in northeastern Syria is becoming a battleground for Turkish-led Syrian rebel fighters advancing in the area following the pullback of U.S. forces.

Manbij is under threat of a Turkish military operation. Ankara says Syrian Kurdish militiamen it views as "terrorists" and an extension of Kurdish insurgents inside Turkey are in control of the town.

A convoy of U.S. armored vehicles drives near a village on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5. (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images) ...

Death toll estimates from the alleged airstrike near Manbij vary widely. A member of the US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters walks past destroyed buildings as they advance into the Islamic State ...