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US Military Calls On Kurdish Forces In Northeast Syria
US military vehicles Saturday entered a Kurdish-held area in northeastern Syria and met with officials, AFP correspondents and a local source said, in the second such visit since an announced US pullout from the Turkish border area.
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Turkey Launches Military Operation In Syria, Explosion Heard
Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday with air strikes and explosions reported near the border.
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Turkish Military Returns Fire In Syria After Shells Hit Border Town: Report
Turkey's military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
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Germany Seeking Safe Zones In Syria Near Turkish Border: Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was pushing for the establishment of special security zones in Syria near the border with Turkey where refugees could find shelter.
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4 Dead As Rockets Hit Teachers' Dormitory In Turkish Border Town
Rockets crashed in the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Monday, one of them hitting a teachers' dormitory, and four people were killed, hospital and security sources said.
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2 More Rockets Hit Turkish Border Town: Reports
Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Turkey Strikes ISIS Positions In Syria, Says Report
Turkey's army has launched artillery strikes on positions of the ISIS group in Syria after jihadists seized control of an area near the Turkish border, local media reported on Monday.
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Turkish Border Town Fears Fresh Syrian Refugee Influx
Outside a hospital in the Turkish border town of Kilis, a young nurse sums up the concerns of many residents about Syrian refugees. "I already feel I am not in Turkey," says Tugba Kaya.
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Russian Air Strikes Kill At Least 30 in Stepped Up Raids in Northwest Syria
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets killed at least 30 people in the town of Ariha in northwestern Syria on Sunday, rescue workers in the rebel-held area said, part of an escalation of Russian strikes near the Turkish border.
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Russian Warplanes Bomb Turkish-Syrian Border Town, Say Residents
Residents said on Thursday that Russian warplanes bombed a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border a day after hitting a truck depot near a crossing between the two countries.
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Kurds,Syrian Army Battle Islamic State in Northeast Syria: Report
Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as the hardline group tried to capture more areas of the major urban centre near the Iraqi border, a monitor said today.
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Syria Fuel Shortages Due to Rebel Infighting Threaten Lives: Doctors Without Borders
Disruption of fuel supplies due to fighting between rebel groups in northern Syria is threatening the closure of hospitals and paralysing the work of ambulances and rescue services, an international medical charity said today.
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US Citizen Killed Fighting for Kurds Against Islamic State
A US citizen has been killed fighting for Kurdish forces against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the Kobane region of northern Syria, the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) said today.
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Turkish PM Dismisses Syria Arms Video as Election Ploy
Turkey has said the release of images allegedly showing Turkish spy agency trucks carrying weapons into Syria early last year was an election ploy, with the prime minister denouncing what he called an "illegal action" against Turkey's interests.
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Dozens Escape Islamic State-Run Jail in Syria: Monitor
Around 95 captives have escaped an Islamic State-run prison in northern Syria, a group monitoring the war said today, saying the escapees included about 30 Kurdish fighters.
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US Military Calls On Kurdish Forces In Northeast Syria
US military vehicles Saturday entered a Kurdish-held area in northeastern Syria and met with officials, AFP correspondents and a local source said, in the second such visit since an announced US pullout from the Turkish border area.
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Turkey Launches Military Operation In Syria, Explosion Heard
Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish positions in northern Syria on Wednesday with air strikes and explosions reported near the border.
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Turkish Military Returns Fire In Syria After Shells Hit Border Town: Report
Turkey's military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
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Germany Seeking Safe Zones In Syria Near Turkish Border: Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was pushing for the establishment of special security zones in Syria near the border with Turkey where refugees could find shelter.
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4 Dead As Rockets Hit Teachers' Dormitory In Turkish Border Town
Rockets crashed in the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Monday, one of them hitting a teachers' dormitory, and four people were killed, hospital and security sources said.
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2 More Rockets Hit Turkish Border Town: Reports
Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Turkey Strikes ISIS Positions In Syria, Says Report
Turkey's army has launched artillery strikes on positions of the ISIS group in Syria after jihadists seized control of an area near the Turkish border, local media reported on Monday.
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Turkish Border Town Fears Fresh Syrian Refugee Influx
Outside a hospital in the Turkish border town of Kilis, a young nurse sums up the concerns of many residents about Syrian refugees. "I already feel I am not in Turkey," says Tugba Kaya.
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Russian Air Strikes Kill At Least 30 in Stepped Up Raids in Northwest Syria
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets killed at least 30 people in the town of Ariha in northwestern Syria on Sunday, rescue workers in the rebel-held area said, part of an escalation of Russian strikes near the Turkish border.
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Russian Warplanes Bomb Turkish-Syrian Border Town, Say Residents
Residents said on Thursday that Russian warplanes bombed a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border a day after hitting a truck depot near a crossing between the two countries.
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Kurds,Syrian Army Battle Islamic State in Northeast Syria: Report
Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as the hardline group tried to capture more areas of the major urban centre near the Iraqi border, a monitor said today.
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Syria Fuel Shortages Due to Rebel Infighting Threaten Lives: Doctors Without Borders
Disruption of fuel supplies due to fighting between rebel groups in northern Syria is threatening the closure of hospitals and paralysing the work of ambulances and rescue services, an international medical charity said today.
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US Citizen Killed Fighting for Kurds Against Islamic State
A US citizen has been killed fighting for Kurdish forces against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the Kobane region of northern Syria, the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) said today.
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Turkish PM Dismisses Syria Arms Video as Election Ploy
Turkey has said the release of images allegedly showing Turkish spy agency trucks carrying weapons into Syria early last year was an election ploy, with the prime minister denouncing what he called an "illegal action" against Turkey's interests.
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Dozens Escape Islamic State-Run Jail in Syria: Monitor
Around 95 captives have escaped an Islamic State-run prison in northern Syria, a group monitoring the war said today, saying the escapees included about 30 Kurdish fighters.
