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Syria resisting Russia’s efforts to broker Turkey summit amid invasion threat
Syria is resisting Russian efforts to broker a summit with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, three sources said on Friday, after more…
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Pentagon tries to reason with Turkey
The Pentagon is taking a stand against Turkey’s plans to launch another assault against the Kurdish militias that form the…
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Russian army chief in Syria meets Kurds over Turkey tensions
Siamand Ali, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed to The Associated Press that Lt. Gen. Alexander Chaiko…
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Thousands protest Turkish strikes on Kurdish groups in Syria
One week ago Turkey began a barrage of air strikes against the semi-autonomous Kurdish zones in north and northeastern Syria,…
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Syrian Kurds say they have stopped operations against IS
Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria,…
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Rockets fired at US base in northern Syria as fears of escalation grow
Two rockets targeted a US military patrol base in north-eastern Syria on Friday night amid heightened tensions in the region following Turkey’s…
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US official urges ‘de-escalation’ as Turkey strikes Syria
A U.S. official in Syria on Friday called for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along…
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Turkey tells Russia it will continue to respond to attacks from northern Syria
Akar told Sergei Shoigu that “Turkey’s priority is to prevent the terrorism threat (from northern Syria) permanently,” and said previous…
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Turkish strikes hit oil installations in northern Syria, sources say
The SDF said dozens of people including 11 of its fighters were killed in the strikes, which mark the first…
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Turkish warplanes bombarded with three raids on al-Hol camp, east of al-Hasakah.
In turn, the spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Al-Shami, confirmed that a Turkish plane bombed the protection forces…
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