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Turkey rejects Russian explanation over Idlib attack
ANKARA: Turkey on Friday rejected Russia’s claim that 33 Turkish troops killed by Syrian regime fire in the province of Idlib were among groups of “terrorists”. “I want to state…
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Ladder to safety: Syrians eye escape over Turkey border
KAFR LUSIN: Abu Jabber has a plan to escape the Syrian regime’s advance: he has built a ladder from rusty metal for him and his 11 children to climb over…
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Trump, Turkey call for Russia to stop backing Syrian atrocities
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s “atrocities” as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White…
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Second Syrian chopper shot down amid tensions with Turkey
Damascus: A Syrian Assad Regime helicopter was shot down over the last major rebel bastion in northwest Syria on Friday, the second such incident in a week of high tensions…
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Turkey, Russia trade accusations as Syria tensions rise
ANKARA: Turkey’s president accused Russia of committing “massacres” in its support of the Syrian government on Wednesday, escalating a war of words as more Turkish reinforcements arrived on the ground.…
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Syrian govt forces will be attacked ‘anywhere’, warns Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey will strike Syrian government forces “anywhere” if one more Turkish soldier is hurt and could use airpower if need be, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday while addressing…
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Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria’s Idlib
ISTANBUL: Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in the Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces supported…
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Strikes kill 8 in Idlib as Turkey, France urge de-escalation
MAREET-AL-NUMAAN: At least eight people including five children were killed Tuesday in Russian air strikes on northwest Syria, as France and Turkey appealed for an end to violence that has forced tens…
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Syria regime forces surround Turkish army post in Idlib
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish observation post in Idlib province Monday after overrunning nearby areas in a push to take the last opposition bastion, a war monitor said.…
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Syria: Turkey accuses France’s Macron of ‘sponsoring terrorism’
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday accused Emmanuel Macron of sponsoring terrorism in reaction to new criticism by the French president about Ankara’s operation in Syria. Turkey last month launched an offensive against…
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Two Turkish soldiers killed on Syria border: ministry
ISTANBUL: Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar hit their post on the Syrian border, the defence ministry said Thursday. “Two of our fellow comrades were martryed by a mortar…
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17 killed by car bomb in Turkey-controlled region of Syria
ISTANBUL: A car bomb killed at least 17 people and wounded 20 others in the Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Tuesday, Turkey’s defence ministry said. The attack took place in the…
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Turkey treating death of UK backer of White Helmets as suicide
ISTANBUL: Turkish police are treating as suicide the death of an ex-British Army officer who helped start Syria‘s White Helmets, but his wife has been banned from leaving the country, local…
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Turkish fire kills civilian during joint Syria patrol: Kurds
QAMISHLI: At least one civilian was killed Tuesday by fire from Turkish forces on joint patrol with Russian troops near the Syrian border town of Kobane, Kurdish authorities said. “Turkish…
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Turkish fire kills civilian during joint Syria patrol: Kurds
Qamishli: At least one civilian was killed Tuesday by fire from Turkish forces on joint patrol with Russian troops near the Syrian border town of Kobane, Kurdish authorities said. “Turkish…
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British backer of Syrian White Helmets found dead in Turkey
ISTANBUL: The British founder of a group that helped establish the Syrian White Helmets rescue organisation has died in Istanbul, his office said on Monday. The precise details of James…
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Turkey releases 18 Syrian troops after talks with Russia
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday freed 18 Syrian regime soldiers that its forces captured in northeastern syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said. The release followed talks with Russia about the return of…
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Syria’s Assad says he does not want Turkey as an ‘enemy’
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday said he did not want to make an “enemy” of neighbouring Turkey despite the stand-off between their forces in the north of the country.…
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Turkey-Russia joint patrols in Syria to start Friday: Erdogan
ANKARA: Joint Turkish-Russian patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey’s president has said, after the Kremlin said Syrian Kurdish fighters had withdrawn under a deal between Ankara and Moscow. “We will…
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Turkey ‘heading in wrong direction’ over Syria: US
BRUSSELS: Turkey is “heading in the wrong direction” with its incursion into Syria and its deal with Russia to jointly patrol a “safe zone” there, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned Thursday.…
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Turkey: ‘No need’ to restart offensive in Syria
ISTANBUL: Turkey said on Wednesday there was “no need” to restart its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, saying that it had been informed by the US that their withdrawal from…
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Humanitarian impact of Turkey’s Syria offensive in numbers
BEIRUT: A Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria is having a dramatic effect on civilians, with dozens killed and hundreds of thousands fleeing their homes. Below are some of the…
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