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US blames Russia for Syria chemical weapons attacks
Middle East
January 24, 2018
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?
Middle East
January 24, 2018
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
Middle East
January 24, 2018
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
Middle East
January 23, 2018
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
Middle East
January 23, 2018
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
Middle East
January 22, 2018
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
Middle East
January 22, 2018
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’
Middle East
January 21, 2018
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
Middle East
January 21, 2018
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
Middle East
January 21, 2018
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…