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Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
Middle East
September 4, 2019
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
Middle East
September 1, 2019
Russia says US strikes in Syria’s Idlib put ceasefire at risk: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s military said the United States had mounted air strikes in Syria’s Idlib without forewarning Moscow or…
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Air strikes halt in Syria’s Idlib after truce called
Air strikes on Syria’s northwestern Idlib region stopped on Saturday, a war monitor said, after the government agreed to a…
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
Middle East
August 31, 2019
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
The United States on Friday blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya following repeated warnings over its valuable oil cargo.…
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria’s border with…
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by ‘flash crash’
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by ‘flash crash’
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish lira weakened more than 1% against the dollar on Monday, after briefly tumbling to 6.47…
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
Middle East
August 24, 2019
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops on Friday reclaimed a cluster of towns they had lost early in the eight-year-old war,…
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
Middle East
August 24, 2019
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria…
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data
Middle East
August 24, 2019
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data
ATHENS (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran has switched destination and…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…