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Kurdish YPG militia may aid Syrian government in Idlib operation: Turkish foreign minister
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Kurdish YPG militia may aid Syrian government in Idlib operation: Turkish foreign minister

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said in a letter to New York Times editors published on Thursday that…
Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria
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Saudi Arabia says it’s given $100 million to northeast Syria

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast…
For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase
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For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase

BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s path to a final victory in the war in Syria is strewn with diplomatic…
Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
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Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Kurds are trying to forge ties with Damascus as they seek to protect gains made in…
Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants
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Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants

  Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed a government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday…
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan
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Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi authorities have said they will end a six-month air blockade imposed on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the region’s…
Turkish military says has encircled Syria’s Afrin town
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Turkish military says has encircled Syria’s Afrin town

Turkey’s military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote
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Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death over IS ties
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Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death over IS ties

A court in Iraq sentenced 16 Turkish women to death on Sunday after they were found guilty of belonging to…
Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
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Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes

Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to…
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