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Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
Middle East
January 25, 2018
Donald Trump warns Turkey over Syria incursion: White House
The US president has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to rein in the offensive in Syria’s Kurdish enclave…
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
On January 20, the Turkish military began Operation Olive Branch, an intervention into the Afrin region of Syria, located near…
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
Thousands of people are fleeing fighting and Turkish shelling and bombardment of the Kurdish Afrin region in northwestern Syria, the…
Turkey clashes with Kurdish militia as US sounds alarm
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Turkey clashes with Kurdish militia as US sounds alarm
The Turkish army was on Tuesday engaged in intense clashes with Kurdish militia inside Syria as the United States voiced…
Kurdish-dominated SDF accuses Turkey of backing ‘IS’ with Syria assault
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Kurdish-dominated SDF accuses Turkey of backing ‘IS’ with Syria assault
Turkey is determined to push on with its massive offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…
Turkey detains 24 people over social media comments on Syria, ministry says
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Turkey detains 24 people over social media comments on Syria, ministry says
Turkish police have detained 24 people for allegedly “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media related to Ankara’s military operation against…
Turkey will create 30 km-deep ‘safe zone’ in Syria’s Afrin: HaberTurk citing PM
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Turkey will create 30 km-deep ‘safe zone’ in Syria’s Afrin: HaberTurk citing PM
Turkey aims to create 30 kilometer (19 miles) “safe zone” as part of its operation in northern Syria’s Afrin province,…
Turkish artillery fires in northern Syria after border town hit
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Turkish artillery fires in northern Syria after border town hit
Turkey continued to fire artillery at a US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria on Sunday, after Turkey’s state media said…
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria
Middle East
January 20, 2018
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria
Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Friday said a military campaign aimed at ousting Kurdish forces from their enclave in Afrin…
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
Middle East
January 16, 2018
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey’s planned military operation against Kurdish militia forces in Syria’s Afrin region will…