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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…
Rocky start for Syria talks in Russia as some delegates refuse to leave airport
Middle East
January 30, 2018
Rocky start for Syria talks in Russia as some delegates refuse to leave airport
A Syrian peace conference in Russia got off to a rocky start on Tuesday after some delegates opposed to President…
Turkey detains 8 medical association members over Syria criticism
Middle East
January 30, 2018
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…
Syrian government says Turkish shelling damaged ancient temple
Middle East
January 28, 2018
Syrian government says Turkish shelling damaged ancient temple
The Syrian government and a war monitor said on Sunday that Turkish shelling of the Kurdish-held Afrin region of Syria…
US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey
Middle East
January 24, 2018
US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) rejected a Turkish army statement that Islamic State was present in the Afrin region…
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Syrian conflict: Where does the Assad regime stand on the Afrin offensive?
On January 20, the Turkish military began Operation Olive Branch, an intervention into the Afrin region of Syria, located near…
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
Middle East
January 24, 2018
Hundreds of Kurdish, IS fighters killed in Syria’s Afrin: Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Tuesday it has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and “Islamic State” (IS) militants in…
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Thousands flee Afrin attack, blocked by government forces: Syrian Observatory
Thousands of people are fleeing fighting and Turkish shelling and bombardment of the Kurdish Afrin region in northwestern Syria, the…
Turkey clashes with Kurdish militia as US sounds alarm
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Turkey clashes with Kurdish militia as US sounds alarm
The Turkish army was on Tuesday engaged in intense clashes with Kurdish militia inside Syria as the United States voiced…
Kurdish-dominated SDF accuses Turkey of backing ‘IS’ with Syria assault
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Kurdish-dominated SDF accuses Turkey of backing ‘IS’ with Syria assault
Turkey is determined to push on with its massive offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…