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Trump Says Didn't Give Erdogan Green Light For Syria Operation
- Wednesday October 16, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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"Blood On His Hands": Democrats Attack Trump Over Syria
- Wednesday October 16, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Democratic presidential hopefuls denounced President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops back from northern Syria, saying in an Ohio debate on Tuesday he had endangered America's longtime Kurdish allies while empowering foes Russia and Syria.
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Up To 1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria, Says Pentagon
- Monday October 14, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus On Troop Deployment Near Turkey Border
- Monday October 14, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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Turkey Opens Ground Assault On Syria's Kurds; Republicans Turn On Trump
- Thursday October 10, 2019
- World News | Reuters
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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Syrian Kurds See American Betrayal And Warn Alliance Against ISIS Is Now In Doubt
- Tuesday October 8, 2019
- World News | Liz Sly, Sarah Dadouch and Asser Khateeb, The Washington Post
For the past five years, Syrian Kurds have stood alongside the United States in its effort to vanquish the Islamic State, in the process securing control over a vast area of Syria they hoped would form the nucleus of an autonomous Kurdish region.
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"As Soon As Tomorrow": Turkey Preps Syria Offensive As US Pulls Out
- Monday October 7, 2019
- World News | Missy Ryan, Kareem Fahim, Sarah Dadouch, Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
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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US To Leave 200 American Peacekeepers In Syria After Pullout
- Saturday February 23, 2019
- World News | Reuters
The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.
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"Will Devastate Turkey Economically If They Hit Kurds", Warns Trump
- Monday January 14, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the US troop pullout from Syria, while also urging the Kurds not to "provoke" Ankara.
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2 Turkish Troops Killed As Helicopter Downed In Syria
- Saturday February 10, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said two Turkish military personnel were killed when a helicopter was downed during Ankara's military offensive against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
- Sunday October 15, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi Orders Probe Into Violations By Troops In Mosul
- Monday January 23, 2017
- World News | Associated Press
Iraq's prime minister on Monday ordered an investigation into violations of human rights and other abuses purportedly committed by government troops and paramilitary forces battling the ISIS group to retake the city of Mosul.
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US Is Sending 200 More Troops To Syria To Battle ISIS
- Saturday December 10, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday that as many as 200 more American troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture the ISIS group's key stronghold of Raqqa.
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Turkey Sending 300 Troops To Reinforce Syria Operation: Report
- Friday December 9, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Turkey is sending 300 more troops to northern Syria to reinforce an operation aimed at pushing ISIS and Syrian Kurdish fighters away from its southern border, state media reported on Thursday.
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
- Thursday September 22, 2016
- World News | Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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Trump Says Didn't Give Erdogan Green Light For Syria Operation
- Wednesday October 16, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Blood On His Hands": Democrats Attack Trump Over Syria
- Wednesday October 16, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Democratic presidential hopefuls denounced President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops back from northern Syria, saying in an Ohio debate on Tuesday he had endangered America's longtime Kurdish allies while empowering foes Russia and Syria.
- www.ndtv.com
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Up To 1,000 US Troops To Withdraw From Northern Syria, Says Pentagon
- Monday October 14, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus On Troop Deployment Near Turkey Border
- Monday October 14, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkey Opens Ground Assault On Syria's Kurds; Republicans Turn On Trump
- Thursday October 10, 2019
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Syrian Kurds See American Betrayal And Warn Alliance Against ISIS Is Now In Doubt
- Tuesday October 8, 2019
- World News | Liz Sly, Sarah Dadouch and Asser Khateeb, The Washington Post
For the past five years, Syrian Kurds have stood alongside the United States in its effort to vanquish the Islamic State, in the process securing control over a vast area of Syria they hoped would form the nucleus of an autonomous Kurdish region.
- www.ndtv.com
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"As Soon As Tomorrow": Turkey Preps Syria Offensive As US Pulls Out
- Monday October 7, 2019
- World News | Missy Ryan, Kareem Fahim, Sarah Dadouch, Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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US To Leave 200 American Peacekeepers In Syria After Pullout
- Saturday February 23, 2019
- World News | Reuters
The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Will Devastate Turkey Economically If They Hit Kurds", Warns Trump
- Monday January 14, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the US troop pullout from Syria, while also urging the Kurds not to "provoke" Ankara.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Turkish Troops Killed As Helicopter Downed In Syria
- Saturday February 10, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said two Turkish military personnel were killed when a helicopter was downed during Ankara's military offensive against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria
- www.ndtv.com
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Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk
- Sunday October 15, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi Orders Probe Into Violations By Troops In Mosul
- Monday January 23, 2017
- World News | Associated Press
Iraq's prime minister on Monday ordered an investigation into violations of human rights and other abuses purportedly committed by government troops and paramilitary forces battling the ISIS group to retake the city of Mosul.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Is Sending 200 More Troops To Syria To Battle ISIS
- Saturday December 10, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday that as many as 200 more American troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture the ISIS group's key stronghold of Raqqa.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkey Sending 300 Troops To Reinforce Syria Operation: Report
- Friday December 9, 2016
- World News | Reuters
Turkey is sending 300 more troops to northern Syria to reinforce an operation aimed at pushing ISIS and Syrian Kurdish fighters away from its southern border, state media reported on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Islamic State Launches A Suspected Chemical Shell At US Troops In Iraq
- Thursday September 22, 2016
- World News | Thomas Gibbons-Neff, The Washington Post
ISIS militants are suspected of firing a shell loaded with a chemical agent during an attack on U.S. and Iraqi troops in northern Iraq Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said.
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