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Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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’
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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…
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