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Syrian Kurds, Facing Turkish Offensive, "Didn't Help In Normandy": Trump
Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military operation did not "help us in Normandy," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, defending his widely-criticized decision to clear the way for the assault.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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Barack Obama Calls Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan As Allies Row Over Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said US-supplied weapons had been used against civilians by a Syrian Kurdish militia group that Ankara blames for a deadly suicide bombing this week.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Calls On US To Choose Between Turkey Or Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger over a US official's visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town of Kobane, urging Washington to choose between Turkey and the "terrorists" there.
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US-Backed Alliance Captures Key Dam From ISIS: Alliance Spokesman
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups, backed by US coalition planes, captured a dam on Saturday from Islamic State, cutting a main supply route of the militants across the Euphrates, an alliance spokesman said.
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Russian Foreign Minister Hosts Pro-Kurdish Party Leader For Syria Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today hosted Turkey's pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas for talks on the Syrian conflict and Moscow's potential support for Kurdish groups fighting ISIS.
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Pressure on State as Islamic State Links to Bombing Deepen in Turkey
Two weeks after more than a hundred people were killed in an Ankara bomb attack, Turkey is still unravelling clues that suggest the Islamic State group was responsible, fuelling opposition anger over an apparently enormous security lapse by the government.
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Syrian Kurds, on the Offensive, Push Deeper into Islamic State Territory
Kurdish-led forces advanced on Monday deep into territory in Syria held by Islamic State, showing new momentum after they unexpectedly swiftly seized a border crossing from the jihadists last week.
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Hundreds of Refugees Cross Back Into Syria From Turkey
Hundreds of Syrian refugees who had fled into Turkey crossed back today, witnesses said, as a border gate reopened a few days after Islamic State militants were ousted from the frontier town of Tel Abyad forces by Syrian Kurds.
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Victories Over Islamic State Give Syria Kurds Claim to Bigger Role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the US-led fight against the jihadists and building influence that will make them a force in Middle Eastern politics.
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Thousands Flee Into Turkey From Syria as Kurds Fight Islamic State
Thousands of people crossed from Syria into Turkey today to flee a battle pitting Islamist insurgents against Kurdish and opposition forces for the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad.
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45 Dead in Attacks on Syria Kurds Celebrating New Year
Forty-five people, including five children, were killed in attacks on Syrian Kurds as they celebrated their new year, a monitor said on Saturday, accusing the Islamic State group of responsibility.
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Syria Kurds 'Recapture' Areas of Kobane From Islamic State
Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group in Kobane were making advances in the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey, local officials and a monitor said.
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Syrian Kurds, Facing Turkish Offensive, "Didn't Help In Normandy": Trump
Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military operation did not "help us in Normandy," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, defending his widely-criticized decision to clear the way for the assault.
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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
-
Barack Obama Calls Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan As Allies Row Over Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said US-supplied weapons had been used against civilians by a Syrian Kurdish militia group that Ankara blames for a deadly suicide bombing this week.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Calls On US To Choose Between Turkey Or Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed anger over a US official's visit to a Kurdish militia group controlling the Syrian town of Kobane, urging Washington to choose between Turkey and the "terrorists" there.
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US-Backed Alliance Captures Key Dam From ISIS: Alliance Spokesman
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups, backed by US coalition planes, captured a dam on Saturday from Islamic State, cutting a main supply route of the militants across the Euphrates, an alliance spokesman said.
-
Russian Foreign Minister Hosts Pro-Kurdish Party Leader For Syria Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today hosted Turkey's pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas for talks on the Syrian conflict and Moscow's potential support for Kurdish groups fighting ISIS.
-
Pressure on State as Islamic State Links to Bombing Deepen in Turkey
Two weeks after more than a hundred people were killed in an Ankara bomb attack, Turkey is still unravelling clues that suggest the Islamic State group was responsible, fuelling opposition anger over an apparently enormous security lapse by the government.
-
Syrian Kurds, on the Offensive, Push Deeper into Islamic State Territory
Kurdish-led forces advanced on Monday deep into territory in Syria held by Islamic State, showing new momentum after they unexpectedly swiftly seized a border crossing from the jihadists last week.
-
Hundreds of Refugees Cross Back Into Syria From Turkey
Hundreds of Syrian refugees who had fled into Turkey crossed back today, witnesses said, as a border gate reopened a few days after Islamic State militants were ousted from the frontier town of Tel Abyad forces by Syrian Kurds.
-
Victories Over Islamic State Give Syria Kurds Claim to Bigger Role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the US-led fight against the jihadists and building influence that will make them a force in Middle Eastern politics.
-
Thousands Flee Into Turkey From Syria as Kurds Fight Islamic State
Thousands of people crossed from Syria into Turkey today to flee a battle pitting Islamist insurgents against Kurdish and opposition forces for the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad.
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45 Dead in Attacks on Syria Kurds Celebrating New Year
Forty-five people, including five children, were killed in attacks on Syrian Kurds as they celebrated their new year, a monitor said on Saturday, accusing the Islamic State group of responsibility.
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Syria Kurds 'Recapture' Areas of Kobane From Islamic State
Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group in Kobane were making advances in the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey, local officials and a monitor said.
