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US Withdraws Forces From Key Base In Northern Syria
US forces withdrew from their largest base in northern Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, as Turkey accused Kurdish forces of killing one of its soldiers in fighting that tested a fragile truce.
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Turkey, Kurds Need To Fight "Like Two Kids", Says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump Thursday welcomed the temporary ceasefire in northern Syria and said he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because they were like children who needed to fight each other.
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US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight
The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
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Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Front: Turkish Attack Has Revived ISIS
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said a Turkish attack in northern Syria had revived Islamic State and called on allied states that helped fight the jihadist group to close off air space to Turkish war planes.
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"ISIS Remains A Serious Threat," Says US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged allies Tuesday to stay focused on fighting the ISIS group, saying Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria had "detracted" from the anti-jihadist battle.
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US Shot Down Syrian Plane That Bombed Coalition-Backed Fighters
A US fighter jet shot down a Syrian regime plane Sunday after it dropped bombs on American-backed forces fighting the ISIS in northern Syria, the US-led coalition said.
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ISIS Mines Kill 21 Turkey-Backed Rebels In Syria: Monitor
At least 21 Syrian rebels fighting alongside Turkish troops in northern Syria against the ISIS were killed Sunday by landmines laid by the jihadist group, a monitor said Monday.
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15 Turkey-Backed Syrian Rebels Killed In Fighting With ISIS
Fighting in northern Syria between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants killed at least 15 rebels as the opposition tried to push toward a town of symbolic importance for the extremists, an activist group and Turkish officials said Monday.
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Turkish, Kurdish Forces In Syria Agree To 'Stop Shooting At Each Other': US Official
Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria have reached a "loose agreement" to stop fighting each other, a US defense official said today.
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Fighting In North Syria Town After ISIS Ignore Offer To Leave
An opposition activist group and a Kurdish official say fighting is taking place in a northern Syrian town held by the ISIS after the militants did not respond to an offer to withdraw from the encircled town within 48 hours.
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ISIS Kills Dozens Of Its Own As Fear Of Informers Breeds Paranoia
In March, a senior commander with the ISIS group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.
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At Least 100 Fighters Killed in Syria During Storming of Besieged Airbase: Monitor
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase that had long been besieged by Islamic State, a monitoring group said today.
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Turkey to Start Fight Against Islamic State in Syria 'Soon': Foreign Minister
Turkey will soon start combating Islamic State group militants inside northern Syria, its foreign minister vowed Wednesday as he met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Malaysia.
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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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More Than 23,000 Refugees Flee to Turkey to Escape Syria Fighting: United Nations
More than 23,000 refugees fleeing fighting in northern Syria have crossed into Turkey, the United Nations refugee agency said today, quoting Turkish authorities.
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US Withdraws Forces From Key Base In Northern Syria
US forces withdrew from their largest base in northern Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, as Turkey accused Kurdish forces of killing one of its soldiers in fighting that tested a fragile truce.
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Turkey, Kurds Need To Fight "Like Two Kids", Says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump Thursday welcomed the temporary ceasefire in northern Syria and said he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because they were like children who needed to fight each other.
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US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight
The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
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Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Front: Turkish Attack Has Revived ISIS
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said a Turkish attack in northern Syria had revived Islamic State and called on allied states that helped fight the jihadist group to close off air space to Turkish war planes.
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"ISIS Remains A Serious Threat," Says US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged allies Tuesday to stay focused on fighting the ISIS group, saying Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria had "detracted" from the anti-jihadist battle.
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US Shot Down Syrian Plane That Bombed Coalition-Backed Fighters
A US fighter jet shot down a Syrian regime plane Sunday after it dropped bombs on American-backed forces fighting the ISIS in northern Syria, the US-led coalition said.
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ISIS Mines Kill 21 Turkey-Backed Rebels In Syria: Monitor
At least 21 Syrian rebels fighting alongside Turkish troops in northern Syria against the ISIS were killed Sunday by landmines laid by the jihadist group, a monitor said Monday.
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15 Turkey-Backed Syrian Rebels Killed In Fighting With ISIS
Fighting in northern Syria between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants killed at least 15 rebels as the opposition tried to push toward a town of symbolic importance for the extremists, an activist group and Turkish officials said Monday.
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Turkish, Kurdish Forces In Syria Agree To 'Stop Shooting At Each Other': US Official
Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria have reached a "loose agreement" to stop fighting each other, a US defense official said today.
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Fighting In North Syria Town After ISIS Ignore Offer To Leave
An opposition activist group and a Kurdish official say fighting is taking place in a northern Syrian town held by the ISIS after the militants did not respond to an offer to withdraw from the encircled town within 48 hours.
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ISIS Kills Dozens Of Its Own As Fear Of Informers Breeds Paranoia
In March, a senior commander with the ISIS group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted his vehicle to oblivion.
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At Least 100 Fighters Killed in Syria During Storming of Besieged Airbase: Monitor
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase that had long been besieged by Islamic State, a monitoring group said today.
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Turkey to Start Fight Against Islamic State in Syria 'Soon': Foreign Minister
Turkey will soon start combating Islamic State group militants inside northern Syria, its foreign minister vowed Wednesday as he met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Malaysia.
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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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More Than 23,000 Refugees Flee to Turkey to Escape Syria Fighting: United Nations
More than 23,000 refugees fleeing fighting in northern Syria have crossed into Turkey, the United Nations refugee agency said today, quoting Turkish authorities.
