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US blames Russia for Syria chemical weapons attacks
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US blames Russia for Syria chemical weapons attacks

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said Russia bore the responsibility of Syria’s continued use of chemical weapons after…
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
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Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?

On January 20, the Turkish military began Operation Olive Branch, an intervention into the Afrin region of Syria, located near…
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
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Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey

Turkey’s military said on Tuesday it has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and “Islamic State” (IS) militants in…
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
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Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory

Thousands of people are fleeing fighting and Turkish shelling and bombardment of the Kurdish Afrin region in northwestern Syria, the…
Turkey clashes with Kurdish militia as US sounds alarm
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Turkey clashes with Kurdish militia as US sounds alarm

The Turkish army was on Tuesday engaged in intense clashes with Kurdish militia inside Syria as the United States voiced…
Turkey detains 24 people over social media comments on Syria, ministry says
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Turkey detains 24 people over social media comments on Syria, ministry says

Turkish police have detained 24 people for allegedly “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media related to Ankara’s military operation against…
Turkey in new assault on Kurdish militia on Syria
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Turkey in new assault on Kurdish militia on Syria

Turkey on Monday shelled Kurdish militia targets in Syria and claimed progress in a cross-border offensive that has stoked concern…
Iraq to hang German woman for belonging to ‘Islamic State’
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Iraq to hang German woman for belonging to ‘Islamic State’

A German woman of Moroccan origin was sentenced to death by hanging by a court in Iraq on Sunday after…
Turkey will create 30 km-deep ‘safe zone’ in Syria’s Afrin: HaberTurk citing PM
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Turkey will create 30 km-deep ‘safe zone’ in Syria’s Afrin: HaberTurk citing PM

Turkey aims to create 30 kilometer (19 miles) “safe zone” as part of its operation in northern Syria’s Afrin province,…
Turkey says ground forces push into Syria, Kurdish militia says attack repulsed
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Turkey says ground forces push into Syria, Kurdish militia says attack repulsed

Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria’s Afrin province on Sunday, media cited the prime minister as saying, as Ankara…
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