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Syrian Rebels Say Take Control Of Eastern City Of Deir Ezzor
Syrian rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that they had taken the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, while a war monitor confirmed Kurdish forces had withdrawn.
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Syrian Rebels Enter Northern City Of Manbij: Report
Turkey-backed Syrian forces entered the northern Syrian city of Manbij after taking control of most of the surrounding area from US-allied Kurdish forces there, a Turkish security source said on Sunday.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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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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Turkey's Erdogan Vows To "Root Out" Kurdish Militants With "Tanks, Soldiers"
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border.
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US Airborne Raid Kills 1 In Village Controlled By Syrian Regime: Report
The airborne raid is the first such operation in Syrian regime-controlled areas, said the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights.
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Not Looking To Seize Any Syrian Territory, Says Turkey's President
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.
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Pope Francis Meets Father Of Alan Kurdi, Drowned Syrian Toddler
Pope Francis on his last night in Iraq Sunday met the father of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler who became a symbol of the plight of migrants.
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Syrian Agent Stole ISIS Chief Baghdadi's Underwear For DNA Test Before His Death
A Syrian Kurd undercover agent took a pair of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear for DNA identification ahead of the US raid that killed him, a Kurdish official said Monday.
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Will Clear "Terrorists" From Syria Border If They Don't Withdraw: Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.
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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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Syrian Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside UN Building: Police
A Syrian Kurdish man set himself on fire Wednesday outside the headquarters of the United Nations refugee agency and was receiving treatment for his injuries, police told AFP.
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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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Syrian Rebels Say Take Control Of Eastern City Of Deir Ezzor
Syrian rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that they had taken the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, while a war monitor confirmed Kurdish forces had withdrawn.
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Syrian Rebels Enter Northern City Of Manbij: Report
Turkey-backed Syrian forces entered the northern Syrian city of Manbij after taking control of most of the surrounding area from US-allied Kurdish forces there, a Turkish security source said on Sunday.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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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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Turkey's Erdogan Vows To "Root Out" Kurdish Militants With "Tanks, Soldiers"
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border.
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US Airborne Raid Kills 1 In Village Controlled By Syrian Regime: Report
The airborne raid is the first such operation in Syrian regime-controlled areas, said the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights.
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Not Looking To Seize Any Syrian Territory, Says Turkey's President
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory despite stepping up its attacks against Kurdish forces in the war-torn country's north.
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Pope Francis Meets Father Of Alan Kurdi, Drowned Syrian Toddler
Pope Francis on his last night in Iraq Sunday met the father of Alan Kurdi, the drowned Syrian Kurdish toddler who became a symbol of the plight of migrants.
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Syrian Agent Stole ISIS Chief Baghdadi's Underwear For DNA Test Before His Death
A Syrian Kurd undercover agent took a pair of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear for DNA identification ahead of the US raid that killed him, a Kurdish official said Monday.
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Will Clear "Terrorists" From Syria Border If They Don't Withdraw: Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.
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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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Syrian Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside UN Building: Police
A Syrian Kurdish man set himself on fire Wednesday outside the headquarters of the United Nations refugee agency and was receiving treatment for his injuries, police told AFP.
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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.
