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Russia sets up helicopter base in northern Syria after US exit
Middle East
November 14, 2019
Russia sets up helicopter base in northern Syria after US exit
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia has begun setting up a helicopter base at a civilian airport in the north-eastern Syrian…
Bombings kill six civilians in Syria’s main Kurdish city
Middle East
November 12, 2019
Bombings kill six civilians in Syria’s main Kurdish city
Three simultaneous bombings killed at least six civilians Monday in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, the latest attack to…
Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria
Middle East
November 8, 2019
Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in NE Syria
IDIL, Turkey (AP) — A Syrian protester was killed after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle during…
NATO allies clash after Macron says alliance experiencing ‘brain death’
World
November 8, 2019
NATO allies clash after Macron says alliance experiencing ‘brain death’
NATO partners argued Thursday over the alliance’s worth after French President Emmanuel Macron said it was undergoing “brain death,” prompting…
Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers
Middle East
November 8, 2019
Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers
As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign —…
Crowd pelts with stones Turkish-Russian patrol in Syria: local media
Middle East
November 6, 2019
Crowd pelts with stones Turkish-Russian patrol in Syria: local media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish and Russian troops on Tuesday began their second joint patrol in northern Syria near Kobani, under…
Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader
Middle East
November 5, 2019
Turkey says it captured sister of dead IS leader
Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group…
Joint Turkish and Russian patrols begin in Syrian region
Middle East
November 1, 2019
Joint Turkish and Russian patrols begin in Syrian region
SEVIMLI, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a…
Car bomb in Turkish-held part of Syria kills at least 8
Middle East
October 31, 2019
Car bomb in Turkish-held part of Syria kills at least 8
BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb killed at least eight people on Thursday in a vegetable market in a northern…
Turkey detains 100 over Islamic State ties: Police chief
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Turkey detains 100 over Islamic State ties: Police chief
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s police chief has said 100 people have been detained in raids against the Islamic State and…