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"I Think It's Wonderful": Trump Backs Possible Kurdish Offensive In Iran
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would approve of an offensive by Iranian Kurdish fighters into Iran in support of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
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Fresh Clashes In Syria As Interim Government Struggles To Ease Tension
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.
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How Diplomacy Helped In Disbanding Armed Turkish Group PKK
The PKK's historic announcement Monday about ending its armed struggle is the result of months of shuttle diplomacy to end the decades-old Kurdish conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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Turkey's Erdogan Vows To "Root Out" Kurdish Militants With "Tanks, Soldiers"
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border.
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Not Looking To Seize Any Syrian Territory, Says Turkey's President
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.
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Turkey Refuses To Curb Syria Offensive Despite US Ceasefire Demands
Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.
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Turkey Faces "Big Sanctions" Over Actions In Syria: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Turkey faces imminent sanctions over its incursion into northeastern Syria against Kurdish militia, but also signalled that Washington would avoid armed conflict with Ankara.
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United Kingdom Drops Terror Charges Against Ex-Soldier For Fighting ISIS
A former British soldier alleged to have fought alongside Kurdish forces battling the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria had terrorism charges against him dropped on Tuesday.
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Turkey Denies Allegation Of Chemical Attack In Syria
Turkey never used chemical weapons in its operations in Syria, and takes the utmost care of civilians, its foreign minister said, after Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group accused it of carrying out a gas attack in Syria's Afrin region.
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We Will "Strangle" US-Backed Force In Syria "Before It's Even Born": Turkish President Erdogan
Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to "strangle" a planned 30,000-strong US-backed force in Syria "before it's even born," as Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies.
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US To Arm Kurdish Fighters In Syria
The United States on Tuesday announced it would supply arms and military equipment to Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Syria, a move likely to anger key ally Turkey which considers the Kurdish forces to be terrorists.
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Monitor Claims 20 Civilians Killed In Turkish Bombing In North Syria
A group monitoring the Syrian war said Turkish air strikes and artillery attacks killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens more today, the fifth day of Turkey's cross-border campaign that it says targets Islamic State and Kurdish forces.
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2 Killed In Attack On Military Bomb Disposal Team: Turkey
Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked a bomb disposal team in southeast Turkey, killing two Turkish soldiers.
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"I Think It's Wonderful": Trump Backs Possible Kurdish Offensive In Iran
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would approve of an offensive by Iranian Kurdish fighters into Iran in support of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
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Fresh Clashes In Syria As Interim Government Struggles To Ease Tension
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.
-
How Diplomacy Helped In Disbanding Armed Turkish Group PKK
The PKK's historic announcement Monday about ending its armed struggle is the result of months of shuttle diplomacy to end the decades-old Kurdish conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
-
Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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Turkey's Erdogan Vows To "Root Out" Kurdish Militants With "Tanks, Soldiers"
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border.
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Not Looking To Seize Any Syrian Territory, Says Turkey's President
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.
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Turkey Refuses To Curb Syria Offensive Despite US Ceasefire Demands
Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.
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Turkey Faces "Big Sanctions" Over Actions In Syria: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Turkey faces imminent sanctions over its incursion into northeastern Syria against Kurdish militia, but also signalled that Washington would avoid armed conflict with Ankara.
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United Kingdom Drops Terror Charges Against Ex-Soldier For Fighting ISIS
A former British soldier alleged to have fought alongside Kurdish forces battling the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria had terrorism charges against him dropped on Tuesday.
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Turkey Denies Allegation Of Chemical Attack In Syria
Turkey never used chemical weapons in its operations in Syria, and takes the utmost care of civilians, its foreign minister said, after Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group accused it of carrying out a gas attack in Syria's Afrin region.
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We Will "Strangle" US-Backed Force In Syria "Before It's Even Born": Turkish President Erdogan
Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to "strangle" a planned 30,000-strong US-backed force in Syria "before it's even born," as Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters drove a wedge into relations with one of its main Middle East allies.
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US To Arm Kurdish Fighters In Syria
The United States on Tuesday announced it would supply arms and military equipment to Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Syria, a move likely to anger key ally Turkey which considers the Kurdish forces to be terrorists.
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Monitor Claims 20 Civilians Killed In Turkish Bombing In North Syria
A group monitoring the Syrian war said Turkish air strikes and artillery attacks killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens more today, the fifth day of Turkey's cross-border campaign that it says targets Islamic State and Kurdish forces.
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2 Killed In Attack On Military Bomb Disposal Team: Turkey
Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked a bomb disposal team in southeast Turkey, killing two Turkish soldiers.
