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Syrian Girls Flee War Only To Become Mothers In Jordan Camp
In a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her crying 11-month-old son, bounced him on her knee and then handed him to her mother to help calm him down.
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At Least 1 Killed By Shelling Near Turkish School On Syrian Border: Reports
At least one person was killed today and three others wounded when two mortar shells landed near a school in the Turkish town of Kilis on the Syrian border, Turkish television reports said.
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Moscow Demands Arrest Of Rebel For 'Murder' Of Russian Warplane Pilot
Moscow on Wednesday called for Ankara to arrest a rebel it claims killed the pilot of the Russian jet downed by Turkey last month on the Syrian border.
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Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
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John Kerry In Moscow To Push Syrian Peace Plan
US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Moscow today to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin and urge him to keep the fledgling Syrian peace process on track.
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Turkish PM Says Doing Everything Possible to Control Border With Syria
Turkey is doing all it can to control its border with Syria and is setting up "physical barriers" in the 98-km (61 miles) stretch of land controlled on the Syrian side by ISIS militants, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today.
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Russian Plane Crash Complicates Syria Talks
Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border has not only frayed previously warm ties between Russia and Turkey, but has also put a strain on the peace talks for Syria, Russia's foreign ministry spokesman said today.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey Will Not Apologise for Downing Russian Fighter Jet: PM
Turkey will not apologise for downing a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border but urged Moscow to reconsider retaliatory sanctions in the hope of calming the crisis, Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu said today.
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Turkey Sends Body of Shot Down Pilot Back to Russia: Reports
Turkey today sent back to Russia the body of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border, reports said.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Warns Russia Not to 'Play With Fire'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan today warned Russia not to "play with fire" in a dispute over the downing of a Russian warplane this week, but added he did not want to harm relations with Moscow.
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Turkey Wants to 'Calm Tensions' With Russia: PM
"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.
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Turkey 'Temporarily' Suspends Syria Air Strikes After Russia Spat
NATO member Turkey has "temporarily" suspended air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria after the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border sparked a major row with Moscow, local media reported today.
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Turkey Will Not Apologise to Russia Over Downed Jet, Says President Erdogan
Turkey will not apologise to Russia over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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Turkey Will Not Apologise to Russia Over Jet Downing: Foreign Minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed today that Ankara would not apologise to Moscow over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border.
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Syrian Girls Flee War Only To Become Mothers In Jordan Camp
In a crowded maternity clinic at a refugee camp in Jordan near the Syrian border, Elhem cradled her crying 11-month-old son, bounced him on her knee and then handed him to her mother to help calm him down.
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At Least 1 Killed By Shelling Near Turkish School On Syrian Border: Reports
At least one person was killed today and three others wounded when two mortar shells landed near a school in the Turkish town of Kilis on the Syrian border, Turkish television reports said.
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Moscow Demands Arrest Of Rebel For 'Murder' Of Russian Warplane Pilot
Moscow on Wednesday called for Ankara to arrest a rebel it claims killed the pilot of the Russian jet downed by Turkey last month on the Syrian border.
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Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
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John Kerry In Moscow To Push Syrian Peace Plan
US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Moscow today to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin and urge him to keep the fledgling Syrian peace process on track.
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Turkish PM Says Doing Everything Possible to Control Border With Syria
Turkey is doing all it can to control its border with Syria and is setting up "physical barriers" in the 98-km (61 miles) stretch of land controlled on the Syrian side by ISIS militants, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today.
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Russian Plane Crash Complicates Syria Talks
Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border has not only frayed previously warm ties between Russia and Turkey, but has also put a strain on the peace talks for Syria, Russia's foreign ministry spokesman said today.
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Vladimir Putin Snubs Tayyip Erdogan in Paris as Pilot's Body Returns to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris today as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow's warplanes was flown home.
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Turkey Will Not Apologise for Downing Russian Fighter Jet: PM
Turkey will not apologise for downing a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border but urged Moscow to reconsider retaliatory sanctions in the hope of calming the crisis, Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu said today.
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Turkey Sends Body of Shot Down Pilot Back to Russia: Reports
Turkey today sent back to Russia the body of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border, reports said.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Warns Russia Not to 'Play With Fire'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan today warned Russia not to "play with fire" in a dispute over the downing of a Russian warplane this week, but added he did not want to harm relations with Moscow.
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Turkey Wants to 'Calm Tensions' With Russia: PM
"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.
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Turkey 'Temporarily' Suspends Syria Air Strikes After Russia Spat
NATO member Turkey has "temporarily" suspended air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria after the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border sparked a major row with Moscow, local media reported today.
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Turkey Will Not Apologise to Russia Over Downed Jet, Says President Erdogan
Turkey will not apologise to Russia over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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Turkey Will Not Apologise to Russia Over Jet Downing: Foreign Minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed today that Ankara would not apologise to Moscow over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border.
