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Israeli Troops Shoot Turkish-American Woman Dead At West Bank Protest
Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said.
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Video: Pro-Palestinian Crowd Tries To Enter Turkey Base Housing US Troops
Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a proPalestinian rally on Sunday tried to storm an air base
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Turkish Troops Leaving Afghanistan Despite Plans To Secure Kabul Airport
Turkey's defence ministry said Wednesday it had started pulling troops out of Afghanistan, apparently abandoning its plans to help secure Kabul's strategic airport.
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Trump Says Didn't Give Erdogan Green Light For Syria Operation
President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that he had given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "green light" to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria.
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Up To 1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon said Sunday President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria -- almost the entire ground force in the war-torn country -- amid an intensifying Turkish assault on Kurdish forces.
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US Troops In Syria Came Under Fire From Turkish Incursion: Pentagon
US troops near the northern Syrian border came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday, a Pentagon spokesman said, warning that the US was prepared to meet aggression with "immediate defensive action."
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Trump Rejects Republican Criticism Of US Troop Pullout Out Of Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism from fellow Republicans over his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, and dismissed worries that captured Islamic State fighters might escape in the chaos of a Turkish attack.
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Turkey Opens Ground Assault On Syria's Kurds; Republicans Turn On Trump
Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war.
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Will "Obliterate" Turkey's Economy If Syria Action Is "Off Limits": Trump
Turkey said on Tuesday it had completed preparations for a military operation in northeast Syria after the United States began pulling back troops, opening the way for a Turkish attack on Kurdish-led forces long allied to Washington.
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"As Soon As Tomorrow": Turkey Preps Syria Offensive As US Pulls Out
The United States began withdrawing American troops from Syria's border with Turkey early Monday, in the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration was washing its hands of an explosive situation between the Turkish military and U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.
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Israeli Troops Shoot Turkish-American Woman Dead At West Bank Protest
Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said.
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Video: Pro-Palestinian Crowd Tries To Enter Turkey Base Housing US Troops
Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a proPalestinian rally on Sunday tried to storm an air base
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Turkish Troops Leaving Afghanistan Despite Plans To Secure Kabul Airport
Turkey's defence ministry said Wednesday it had started pulling troops out of Afghanistan, apparently abandoning its plans to help secure Kabul's strategic airport.
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Trump Says Didn't Give Erdogan Green Light For Syria Operation
President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that he had given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "green light" to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria.
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Up To 1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon said Sunday President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria -- almost the entire ground force in the war-torn country -- amid an intensifying Turkish assault on Kurdish forces.
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US Troops In Syria Came Under Fire From Turkish Incursion: Pentagon
US troops near the northern Syrian border came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on Friday, a Pentagon spokesman said, warning that the US was prepared to meet aggression with "immediate defensive action."
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Trump Rejects Republican Criticism Of US Troop Pullout Out Of Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism from fellow Republicans over his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, and dismissed worries that captured Islamic State fighters might escape in the chaos of a Turkish attack.
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Turkey Opens Ground Assault On Syria's Kurds; Republicans Turn On Trump
Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war.
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Will "Obliterate" Turkey's Economy If Syria Action Is "Off Limits": Trump
Turkey said on Tuesday it had completed preparations for a military operation in northeast Syria after the United States began pulling back troops, opening the way for a Turkish attack on Kurdish-led forces long allied to Washington.
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"As Soon As Tomorrow": Turkey Preps Syria Offensive As US Pulls Out
The United States began withdrawing American troops from Syria's border with Turkey early Monday, in the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration was washing its hands of an explosive situation between the Turkish military and U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.
