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17 Killed In Turkish Strikes On Syria Border Posts: Report
Turkish air strikes on Syria border posts run by regime forces killed 17 fighters on Tuesday, according to a war monitor, prompting the Damascus government to threaten retaliation.
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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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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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Syria Operation Will Be "Proportionate And Responsible", Turkey Tells UN
Turkey told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that its military operation in northern Syria would be "proportionate, measured and responsible" ahead of a closed-door meeting of the 15-member body to discuss Ankara's offensive.
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Turkey Opens Ground Assault On Syria's Kurds; Republicans Turn On Trump
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, Facing Turkish Offensive, "Didn't Help In Normandy": Trump
Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military operation did not "help us in Normandy," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, defending his widely-criticized decision to clear the way for the assault.
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Syria Kurds Call Up Civilians For Defence Against Turkish Assault
The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria called up civilians on Wednesday to defend the region against a feared Turkish assault, believed to be imminent.
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US Forces In Syria Start Pulling Back From Turkish Border, Alarming Kurds
US forces in northern Syria started pulling back Monday from areas along the Turkish border ahead of a feared military invasion by Ankara that Kurdish forces say would spark a jihadist resurgence.
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Massive 'Yes' Vote In Iraqi Kurd Independence Referendum
Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern
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Turkey Furious As Kurds Rally In Frankfurt With PKK Insignia
Some 30,000 pro-Kurdish demonstrators rallied in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday calling for "democracy in Turkey" and urging a "no" vote in an upcoming referendum on expanding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
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Turkey Calls On US, Allies To Reconsider Syria No-Fly Zone
Turkey called on the United States and other nations on Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria hours after a rebel commander allied with Syria's Kurds said Turkish airstrikes killed one fighter and wounded others.
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Turkey President Recep Erdogan Urges Europe To Stop Backing Kurd Rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on European countries to stop supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), days after a bombing claimed by Kurdish rebels killed 35 people in Ankara.
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Turkey President Erdogan Says Syria Ceasefire Must Not Include Kurdish Militia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said Syrian Kurdish militia forces must remain outside the scope of a ceasefire agreed between Syria's warring parties, just like ISIS terrorists and the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front.
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Barack Obama Calls Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan As Allies Row Over Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said US-supplied weapons had been used against civilians by a Syrian Kurdish militia group that Ankara blames for a deadly suicide bombing this week.
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Turkey Ends Two Month Anti-PKK Military Operation In Kurdish Town
Turkish security forces have ended an almost two months long military operation backed by a curfew in the southeastern town of Cizre against rebels of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), the interior minister said today.
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17 Killed In Turkish Strikes On Syria Border Posts: Report
Turkish air strikes on Syria border posts run by regime forces killed 17 fighters on Tuesday, according to a war monitor, prompting the Damascus government to threaten retaliation.
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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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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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Syria Operation Will Be "Proportionate And Responsible", Turkey Tells UN
Turkey told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that its military operation in northern Syria would be "proportionate, measured and responsible" ahead of a closed-door meeting of the 15-member body to discuss Ankara's offensive.
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Turkey Opens Ground Assault On Syria's Kurds; Republicans Turn On Trump
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, Facing Turkish Offensive, "Didn't Help In Normandy": Trump
Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military operation did not "help us in Normandy," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, defending his widely-criticized decision to clear the way for the assault.
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Syria Kurds Call Up Civilians For Defence Against Turkish Assault
The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria called up civilians on Wednesday to defend the region against a feared Turkish assault, believed to be imminent.
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US Forces In Syria Start Pulling Back From Turkish Border, Alarming Kurds
US forces in northern Syria started pulling back Monday from areas along the Turkish border ahead of a feared military invasion by Ankara that Kurdish forces say would spark a jihadist resurgence.
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Massive 'Yes' Vote In Iraqi Kurd Independence Referendum
Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern
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Turkey Furious As Kurds Rally In Frankfurt With PKK Insignia
Some 30,000 pro-Kurdish demonstrators rallied in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday calling for "democracy in Turkey" and urging a "no" vote in an upcoming referendum on expanding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
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Turkey Calls On US, Allies To Reconsider Syria No-Fly Zone
Turkey called on the United States and other nations on Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria hours after a rebel commander allied with Syria's Kurds said Turkish airstrikes killed one fighter and wounded others.
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Turkey President Recep Erdogan Urges Europe To Stop Backing Kurd Rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on European countries to stop supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), days after a bombing claimed by Kurdish rebels killed 35 people in Ankara.
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Turkey President Erdogan Says Syria Ceasefire Must Not Include Kurdish Militia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said Syrian Kurdish militia forces must remain outside the scope of a ceasefire agreed between Syria's warring parties, just like ISIS terrorists and the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front.
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Barack Obama Calls Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan As Allies Row Over Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said US-supplied weapons had been used against civilians by a Syrian Kurdish militia group that Ankara blames for a deadly suicide bombing this week.
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Turkey Ends Two Month Anti-PKK Military Operation In Kurdish Town
Turkish security forces have ended an almost two months long military operation backed by a curfew in the southeastern town of Cizre against rebels of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), the interior minister said today.
