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How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
Middle East
December 28, 2018
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US…
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…
Doubts over Turkey eradicating ISIS
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Doubts over Turkey eradicating ISIS
A withdrawal of American ground forces in Syria will give Turkey freer rein to target Washington’s Kurdish partners in the…
Erdogan invites Trump to Turkey amid Syria pullout
Middle East
December 25, 2018
Erdogan invites Trump to Turkey amid Syria pullout
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent more troops to Syria’s border on Monday ahead of an imminent US withdrawal, as…
Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town
Middle East
December 23, 2018
Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor and Turkish media say Turkey is massing troops near a town in…
Turkey reinforcing Syrian border: DHA
Middle East
December 23, 2018
Turkey reinforcing Syrian border: DHA
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday,…
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
Middle East
December 20, 2018
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria “will be buried in their ditches…
Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if U.S. doesn’t remove YPG fighters, Erdogan says
Middle East
December 14, 2018
Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if U.S. doesn’t remove YPG fighters, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove…
Turkish court keeps Kurdish politician Demirtas in jail despite ECHR
Middle East
November 30, 2018
Turkish court keeps Kurdish politician Demirtas in jail despite ECHR
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court has ruled that the former leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition remain in prison,…
US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer – Turkey
Middle East
November 8, 2018
US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer – Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey gave a guarded welcome on Wednesday to a US decision to offer millions of dollars…