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IS families escape Syria camp as Turkey battles Kurds
Qamishli: Hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, Kurdish authorities said Sunday, as the number of people fleeing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000. Fighting…
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Thousands in Europe march against Turkey’s Syria offensive
PARIS: Thousands of people, some shouting “Erdogan terrorist”, took to the streets of Paris and other European cities on Saturday in protest at the Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria. Protesters marching…
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Turkey assault could displace 400,000 in Syria: UN
GENEVA: Turkey’s deadly assault on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced 130,000 people to flee their homes, the UN said Sunday, adding it was preparing for that figure to more than…
- Syria
Kurds: a stateless people across four countries
PARIS: The Kurds are a non-Arab ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people spread mainly across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey but without a state of their own. – Across four countries…
- Syria
Turkey says it has taken Syrian town of Ras al-Ain
ISTANBUL: Turkish forces have taken control of the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain, which has been a focus of its operation against Kurdish militants, the defence ministry said Saturday. “As a…
- Syria
Turkey keeps up assault on Kurd-held Syria border towns
QAMISHLI: Turkey kept up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday on the fourth day of an offensive that is drawing growing international condemnation, even from Washington. Buoyed by a…
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Turkey denies targeting US troops in Syria
ISTANBUL: Turkey denied on Saturday targeting a US base in northern Syria after the Pentagon said its troops had come under artillery fire. “There was no shot fired whatsoever on the US observation post,”…
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Pakistan supports Turkey’s Syria offensive
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered rare backing to Turkey in its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected to visit Islamabad later this month. Turkey on Wednesday launched an…
- Syria
Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault
RAS AL AIN: Battles raged in Syria as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with a deadly assault against Kurdish forces, while the Pentagon said Friday US troops came under artillery…
- Middle East
Turkey’s Syria offensive risks serious consequences: Pentagon
Washington: US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper told his Turkish counterpart that Turkish military operation in northeast Syria risks serious consequences for Ankara, the Pentagon said on Friday. US opposes Turkey’s military operations…
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Turkey ‘won’t stop’ Syria operation despite ‘threats’: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, dismissing what he called “threats” from other countries. “Whatever some may say, we…
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First Turkish soldier killed during Syria operation
Akçakale: Turkey said Friday that one of its soldiers was killed in northern Syria, the first such fatality in its offensive against a Kurdish militia. Three more soldiers were injured in the “operation…
- Syria
Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
TALL TAMR: Thousands of civilians fled air strikes and shelling as Syria‘s Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday, with fears mounting of a developing humanitarian crisis. US President Donald…
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Syria: UNSC considers US text urging Turkey to rely on diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is considering a US-drafted text calling for Turkey, currently engaged in an offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces, to return to diplomacy, diplomatic sources said Thursday. The…
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Syria: UN chief expresses ‘deep concern’ over Turkish offensive
Copenhagen: The UN secretary general on Thursday expressed “deep concern” and called for a “de-escalation” of the spiralling violence in Syria, a day after Turkey launched an offensive in Kurdish-controlled areas. “I want…
