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Turkey-backed fighters push Syrian forces out of key town
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Turkey-backed fighters push Syrian forces out of key town

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian opposition fighters, supported by Turkish artillery fire, drove government troops out of a key town…
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
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Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in…
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 31 dead overall
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Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 31 dead overall

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge…
Turkey demands Syrian army exit rebel areas, threatens force
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Turkey demands Syrian army exit rebel areas, threatens force

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president threatened Wednesday to use force against Syrian government forces if they don’t pull back…
Turkey deploys extremists to Libya, local militias say
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Turkey deploys extremists to Libya, local militias say

CAIRO (AP) — Syrian militants affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are currently being sent…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
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Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up

Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
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4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…
Syrian rebels launch attack near Aleppo: rebel sources, monitor
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Syrian rebels launch attack near Aleppo: rebel sources, monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish-backed Syrian rebels attacked government-held positions northeast of Aleppo on Saturday, rebel sources and a war monitor…
Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign
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Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaign

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Khaled Sabri and his family huddle in the makeshift shelter in northern Idlib, still shell-shocked after…
Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force
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Syria violence hits children hardest; Turkey threatens force

BEIRUT (AP) — A children’s advocacy group warned Friday that nearly half of nearly 400,000 displaced in the Syrian government’s…
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