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Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Middle East
March 3, 2018
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
Syrian Kurdish leader released in Prague calls Turkish charges false
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Syrian Kurdish leader released in Prague calls Turkish charges false
Former Syrian Kurdish PYD leader Saleh Muslim said on Tuesday he had been aware of a Turkish warrant for his…
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim arrested in Prague on Turkey’s request
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim arrested in Prague on Turkey’s request
Czech police have detained a Syrian Kurdish political leader on an Interpol red notice put out by Turkey, Turkish and Syrian Kurdish officials…
Pro-Syrian government militia move into Kurdish-controlled Afrin despite Turkish warnings
Middle East
February 21, 2018
Pro-Syrian government militia move into Kurdish-controlled Afrin despite Turkish warnings
Pro-government Syrian forces moved into the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin on Tuesday despite warnings from Turkey, which halted the irregular…
Erdogan: Turkish army will besiege Afrin within days
Middle East
February 20, 2018
Erdogan: Turkish army will besiege Afrin within days
Turkish forces are continuing their push into Syria and would “swiftly” reach the Kurdish city of Afrin, Turkish President Recep…
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
Middle East
February 20, 2018
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
Turkey warned on Monday it would confront Syrian government forces if they entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region to help the…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Middle East
February 17, 2018
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six…
Pro-Kurdish HDP elects new leaders amid Turkey’s crackdown
Middle East
February 12, 2018
Pro-Kurdish HDP elects new leaders amid Turkey’s crackdown
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on Sunday elected parliamentarians Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli as co-chairs to lead the…
Are Turkey and Russia at odds in northern Syria?
Middle East
January 31, 2018
Are Turkey and Russia at odds in northern Syria?
Turkey’s incursion into Afrin has raised questions about the prospects for peace in Syria. Kristian Brakel of the Heinrich Böll…
Turkey bans German-Kurdish soccer player for life over ‘ideological propaganda’
Middle East
January 30, 2018
Turkey bans German-Kurdish soccer player for life over ‘ideological propaganda’
A German-Kurdish player previously convicted of support for Kurdish separatists in Turkey has been banned for life, the Turkish Football…