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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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5 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Overnight Attack On US Base In Syria
Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.
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2 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Turkish Drone Strike In Iraq
A Turkish drone strike on Monday killed two members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.
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10 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Suspected Airstrike By Turkey On Iraq
Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.
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Donald Trump Hails "Big Success" With Safe Zone At Turkey-Syria Border
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a deal struck between Russia and Turkey to remove Kurdish fighters from the Syria-Turkey border, calling the agreement a "big success."
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Russia, Turkey Reach Deal To Remove Kurdish Fighters From Syria Border
Syrian and Russian forces will deploy in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons from the border with Turkey under a deal agreed on Tuesday which both Moscow and Ankara hailed as a triumph.
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More Than 100 ISIS Prisoners Have Escaped In Syria: US Envoy
More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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Erdogan Warns Syria Offensive Will Resume Unless Kurds Complete Pull Out
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday threatened to resume Turkey's military offensive in Syria "with greater determination" unless the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters is completed under a US-brokered deal.
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US-Turkey Deadline On Syria Expires On Tuesday: Report
The deadline for the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from areas in northeastern Syria expires at 1900 GMT Tuesday, a Turkish military source said, as part of a 120-hour suspension agreed between Ankara and Washington.
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Turkey, US Agree On Syria Ceasefire To Force Kurdish Fighters' Withdrawal
Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.
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US Sanctions Turkey, Trump Says Ready To "Swiftly Destroy" Its Economy
The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Tuesday as it demanded an end to its deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish fighters, accusing its NATO partner of putting civilians at risk and allowing the release of ISIS extremists.
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France, Germany Halt Arms Exports To Turkey Over Syria Offensive
France and Germany on Saturday suspended arms exports to Turkey over its offensive into Syria against Kurdish fighters, as protesters denounced Ankara at rallies in several European cities.
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US Takes Custody Of 2 Jihadists "The Beatles" From Syria Kurds
Two "high-value" jihadists held by Syrian Kurds have been taken into US custody and moved out of the country, a defense official said Wednesday, as reports identified them as notorious British fighters dubbed "The Beatles."
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Trump, Turkey's Erdogan Consider Creating Security Zone In Syria
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump mooted Monday the creation of a "security zone" in northern Syria as tensions rose over the fate of Kurdish fighters in the war-torn country.
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Trump Says US To Withdraw From Syria "Over A Period Of Time"
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get out of Syria slowly "over a period of time" and would protect the U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in the country as Washington draws down troops.
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6 Kurdish fighters Killed In Explosive Drone Attack On US Base In Syria
US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria's Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government.
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5 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Overnight Attack On US Base In Syria
Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.
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2 Kurdish Fighters Killed In Turkish Drone Strike In Iraq
A Turkish drone strike on Monday killed two members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.
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10 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Suspected Airstrike By Turkey On Iraq
Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.
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Donald Trump Hails "Big Success" With Safe Zone At Turkey-Syria Border
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a deal struck between Russia and Turkey to remove Kurdish fighters from the Syria-Turkey border, calling the agreement a "big success."
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Russia, Turkey Reach Deal To Remove Kurdish Fighters From Syria Border
Syrian and Russian forces will deploy in northeast Syria to remove Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons from the border with Turkey under a deal agreed on Tuesday which both Moscow and Ankara hailed as a triumph.
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More Than 100 ISIS Prisoners Have Escaped In Syria: US Envoy
More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
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Erdogan Warns Syria Offensive Will Resume Unless Kurds Complete Pull Out
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday threatened to resume Turkey's military offensive in Syria "with greater determination" unless the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters is completed under a US-brokered deal.
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US-Turkey Deadline On Syria Expires On Tuesday: Report
The deadline for the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from areas in northeastern Syria expires at 1900 GMT Tuesday, a Turkish military source said, as part of a 120-hour suspension agreed between Ankara and Washington.
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Turkey, US Agree On Syria Ceasefire To Force Kurdish Fighters' Withdrawal
Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.
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US Sanctions Turkey, Trump Says Ready To "Swiftly Destroy" Its Economy
The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Tuesday as it demanded an end to its deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish fighters, accusing its NATO partner of putting civilians at risk and allowing the release of ISIS extremists.
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France, Germany Halt Arms Exports To Turkey Over Syria Offensive
France and Germany on Saturday suspended arms exports to Turkey over its offensive into Syria against Kurdish fighters, as protesters denounced Ankara at rallies in several European cities.
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US Takes Custody Of 2 Jihadists "The Beatles" From Syria Kurds
Two "high-value" jihadists held by Syrian Kurds have been taken into US custody and moved out of the country, a defense official said Wednesday, as reports identified them as notorious British fighters dubbed "The Beatles."
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Trump, Turkey's Erdogan Consider Creating Security Zone In Syria
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump mooted Monday the creation of a "security zone" in northern Syria as tensions rose over the fate of Kurdish fighters in the war-torn country.
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Trump Says US To Withdraw From Syria "Over A Period Of Time"
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get out of Syria slowly "over a period of time" and would protect the U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in the country as Washington draws down troops.
