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Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Middle East
March 3, 2018
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
Turkey says whoever helps Kurd militia in Syria is ‘legitimate target’
Middle East
February 21, 2018
Turkey says whoever helps Kurd militia in Syria is ‘legitimate target’
Turkey on Wednesday said it would consider a “legitimate target” any group that comes to the aid of Kurdish militia…
Pro-Syrian government militia move into Kurdish-controlled Afrin despite Turkish warnings
Middle East
February 21, 2018
Pro-Syrian government militia move into Kurdish-controlled Afrin despite Turkish warnings
Pro-government Syrian forces moved into the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin on Tuesday despite warnings from Turkey, which halted the irregular…
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
Middle East
February 20, 2018
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
Turkey warned on Monday it would confront Syrian government forces if they entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region to help the…
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
The Syrian army could enter the Kurdish-held enclave in Afrin within the next two days after the Kurds agreed to…
Turkey denies use of chemical weapons in Syria
Middle East
February 18, 2018
Turkey denies use of chemical weapons in Syria
Turkey on Saturday denied allegations that it had used poisonous gas during operations in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria,…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Middle East
February 17, 2018
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six…
US funding of Syrian YPG militia will impact Turkey’s decisions: Erdogan
Middle East
February 14, 2018
US funding of Syrian YPG militia will impact Turkey’s decisions: Erdogan
A US decision to continue funding the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s future moves, President Tayyip Erdogan said…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
Middle East
November 29, 2017
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
A senior Syrian Kurdish official said Washington would undermine the campaign against Islamic State militants and Americans would lose their…