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Turkey detains 8 medical association members over Syria criticism
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Turkey detains 8 medical association members over Syria criticism

Authorities on Tuesday detained eight members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) central council who had denounced Ankara’s military operation…
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
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Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey

Kurdish forces in Afrin have called for Syrian military support in their fight against Turkish-backed rebels. Any intervention from Damascus…
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…
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
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From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail

Foreign fighters against “Islamic State” have been subjected to heavy mistreatment in Iraqi Kurdish prisons. Karlos Zurutuza and Ferrán Barber…
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…
Tempers flare inside Turkish courtroom in government’s Cumhuriyet ‘terror’ trial
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Tempers flare inside Turkish courtroom in government’s Cumhuriyet ‘terror’ trial

A Turkish judge evicted an investigative journalist for the Cumhuriyet newspaper from the courtroom during a tense exchange on Monday,…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
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Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…
Turkey says Trump must keep pledge on not arming YPG militia
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Turkey says Trump must keep pledge on not arming YPG militia

A telephone call on Friday between US and Turkish leaders marked a turning point in strained relations between the two countries,…
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…
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