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Turkey’s threatens attack ‘at any moment’ on Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria
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Turkey’s threatens attack ‘at any moment’ on Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria

Turkey is enraged about US plans for a Kurdish-led “border force” in Syria —  A Turkish attack would further strain relations…
Erdogan says Turkey will crush Kurdish militia in Afrin
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Erdogan says Turkey will crush Kurdish militia in Afrin

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey’s military incursion in northern Syria’s Idlib province would crush Kurdish militia forces…
Ten prisoners in eastern Turkey on hunger strike, health worsening: lawyers
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Ten prisoners in eastern Turkey on hunger strike, health worsening: lawyers

The health of 10 women prisoners in Turkey has deteriorated since they went on hunger strike to protest against a…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
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Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian…
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
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Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday said Berlin’s support for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq was linked to…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
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Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
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UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town

The United Nations human rights office is seriously concerned about the shelling of residential areas in Iraq’s northern town of…
CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression
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CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression

US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he sent a letter to Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani…
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
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US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria

The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move by President Donald…
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
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Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional

Iraq’s supreme court on Monday declared that September’s referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of…
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