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Syria’s Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Syria’s Kurds set free nearly 300 IS-linked Syrians
Nearly 300 Syrians suspected of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group have been freed because they have “no blood…
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday flatly rejected the idea of giving Syrian…
SDF demands ISIS jihadists surrender
Middle East
February 19, 2019
SDF demands ISIS jihadists surrender
ISIS jihadists defending their last scrap of territory in Syria have no choice but to surrender, a Kurdish-led force said…
Syria jihadists trapped in last square kilometer
Middle East
February 16, 2019
Syria jihadists trapped in last square kilometer
Islamic State group jihadists using tunnels and suicide bombers were mounting a desperate defense Thursday of their last square kilometer…
Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday,…
Deadly ISIS suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Deadly ISIS suicide attack hits US forces in north Syria
A suicide attack killed four US personnel in northern Syria Wednesday, costing Washington its worst combat losses in the war-torn…
Trump warns Turkey of economic devastation if it hits Kurds
Middle East
January 14, 2019
Trump warns Turkey of economic devastation if it hits Kurds
President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the…
US withdrawal from Syria has started: official
Middle East
January 11, 2019
US withdrawal from Syria has started: official
After days of back and forth over US President Donald Trump’s decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a US…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
Middle East
January 6, 2019
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the US military withdrawal from…