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Turkey "Heading In Wrong Direction" Over Syria: US
Turkey is "heading in the wrong direction" with its incursion into Syria and its deal with Russia to jointly patrol a "safe zone" there, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned Thursday.
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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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Tayyip Erdogan Says Will Restart Syria Operation If Deal Not Respected
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday warned that Ankara would restart its operation against Kurdish forces in Syria on Tuesday evening if they did not withdraw from a "safe zone".
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Air Strikes Kill 28 Civilians In Syria Safe Zone: Monitor
At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on northwestern Syria where a planned safe zone has been overshadowed by a bombing campaign against jihadists, a monitor said Saturday.
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Fifth Round Of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan today, focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in the war-torn country.
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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey to create four "de-escalation zones" began to take effect.
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Saudi King Agrees With Donald Trump To Support Syria, Yemen Safe Zones
US President Donald Trump held telephonic conversations with the King of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to seek their support for the creation of safe zones in Syria and Yemen, a White House statement said.
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Donald Trump Promises Syria 'Safe Zones', Barack Obama Says No Easy Fix
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday his administration would build "safe zones" to try to help civilians trapped in Syria's bloody conflict, an idea that President Barack Obama said would be too hard to enforce.
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Hillary Clinton Vows To Investigate Russia For War Crimes In Syria
White House hopeful Hillary Clinton backed the establishment of safe zones in Syria on Sunday, along with efforts to investigate Russia for war crimes committed in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
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World Powers Non-Commital On 'Safe Zone' For Syria, Says Turkey
World powers have not ruled out Turkey's idea for a "safe zone" in Syria but they have not shown a clear will to implement the plan either, the spokesman for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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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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Angela Merkel Says Supports Some Kind Of No-Fly Zone In Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview released on Monday that she favoured establishing some sort of no-fly zone in Syria to protect an area where refugees could be safe from attack.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Risks of 'Safe Zone' in Northern Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned today that creating a "safe zone" for refugees in northern Syria could put them at risk of being massacred, starkly distancing her country from a Turkish proposal.
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France Pushing For Syria 'Safe Zones'
Paris is pushing for "safe zones" to be set up in Syria where citizens would be out of reach of regime forces and Islamic State jihadists, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.
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Edward Snowden is 'safe and fine' in Russia, says his lawyer
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden was safe and felt fine after leaving the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, his lawyer said.
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Turkey "Heading In Wrong Direction" Over Syria: US
Turkey is "heading in the wrong direction" with its incursion into Syria and its deal with Russia to jointly patrol a "safe zone" there, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned Thursday.
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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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Tayyip Erdogan Says Will Restart Syria Operation If Deal Not Respected
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday warned that Ankara would restart its operation against Kurdish forces in Syria on Tuesday evening if they did not withdraw from a "safe zone".
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Air Strikes Kill 28 Civilians In Syria Safe Zone: Monitor
At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on northwestern Syria where a planned safe zone has been overshadowed by a bombing campaign against jihadists, a monitor said Saturday.
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Fifth Round Of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan today, focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in the war-torn country.
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Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey to create four "de-escalation zones" began to take effect.
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Saudi King Agrees With Donald Trump To Support Syria, Yemen Safe Zones
US President Donald Trump held telephonic conversations with the King of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to seek their support for the creation of safe zones in Syria and Yemen, a White House statement said.
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Donald Trump Promises Syria 'Safe Zones', Barack Obama Says No Easy Fix
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday his administration would build "safe zones" to try to help civilians trapped in Syria's bloody conflict, an idea that President Barack Obama said would be too hard to enforce.
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Hillary Clinton Vows To Investigate Russia For War Crimes In Syria
White House hopeful Hillary Clinton backed the establishment of safe zones in Syria on Sunday, along with efforts to investigate Russia for war crimes committed in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
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World Powers Non-Commital On 'Safe Zone' For Syria, Says Turkey
World powers have not ruled out Turkey's idea for a "safe zone" in Syria but they have not shown a clear will to implement the plan either, the spokesman for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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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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Angela Merkel Says Supports Some Kind Of No-Fly Zone In Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview released on Monday that she favoured establishing some sort of no-fly zone in Syria to protect an area where refugees could be safe from attack.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Risks of 'Safe Zone' in Northern Syria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned today that creating a "safe zone" for refugees in northern Syria could put them at risk of being massacred, starkly distancing her country from a Turkish proposal.
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France Pushing For Syria 'Safe Zones'
Paris is pushing for "safe zones" to be set up in Syria where citizens would be out of reach of regime forces and Islamic State jihadists, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.
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Edward Snowden is 'safe and fine' in Russia, says his lawyer
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden was safe and felt fine after leaving the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, his lawyer said.
