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Kurdish YPG militia may aid Syrian government in Idlib operation: Turkish foreign minister
Middle East
September 14, 2018
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
Middle East
August 17, 2018
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
Middle East
July 31, 2018
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
Middle East
July 26, 2018
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
Middle East
July 23, 2018
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
Middle East
March 15, 2018
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
Middle East
March 13, 2018
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
Middle East
March 4, 2018
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
Middle East
February 26, 2018
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
Middle East
February 23, 2018
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…