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Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
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Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…
Turkey tells US not to leave power vacuum in Syria withdrawal – report
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Turkey tells US not to leave power vacuum in Syria withdrawal – report

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s defense minister told Pentagon officials there must not be a vacuum of power during the withdrawal…
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy
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Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday flatly rejected the idea of giving Syrian…
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff
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Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff

ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish appeals court upheld a ruling to jail journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet,…
SDF demands ISIS jihadists surrender
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SDF demands ISIS jihadists surrender

ISIS jihadists defending their last scrap of territory in Syria have no choice but to surrender, a Kurdish-led force said…
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
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US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is lobbying Gulf states to hold off restoring ties with Syria, including the UAE…
Turkey can’t have safe zone without Assad’s consent: Russia
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Turkey can’t have safe zone without Assad’s consent: Russia

MOSCOW/SOCHI (Reuters) – Russia told Turkey on Thursday it had no right to create a “safe zone” inside Syria unless…
Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase: Turkish MP
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Ankara sticking to Russian missile purchase: Turkish MP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey is going ahead with a purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system, a Turkish parliamentarian said ahead…
Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout
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Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout

The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as…
Turkey orders 1,112 arrested over links to cleric Gulen
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Turkey orders 1,112 arrested over links to cleric Gulen

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey launched on Tuesday one of its largest operations against alleged supporters of the US-based Muslim cleric…
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