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Kurdish forces in northeast Syria begin withdrawal along Turkish border
Oct 25, 2019 03:33Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria have left several positions along the long border with Turkey, complying with a deal between Russia and Turkey that saw the deployment of Syrian government troops to the border regions.
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Turkey to crush Kurdish militants if they don’t leave Syria safe zone: Turkish President
Oct 24, 2019 15:25On Thursday, Erdogan renewed a threat to resume a military offensive in northeast Syria through a televised speech, saying Ankara would implement its plans for another cross-border operation if YPG militants did not withdraw from border areas.
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Kurdish-led SDF militant group thanks Russia for defusing Turkey’s Syria incursion
Oct 24, 2019 05:01The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militant group has thanked Moscow for striking a deal with Ankara, which ended a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, welcoming the deployment of Russian and Syrian troops to the border regions as part of the agreement.
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Moscow in talks with Ankara to clinch new S-400 deal, Russia says
Oct 23, 2019 13:21A high-ranking Russian military figure says Moscow has completed the deliveries of batteries of the advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ankara, and that a new deal is under discussion.
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Turkey, Russia agree to remove Kurdish militants from NE Syria, launch joint patrols
Oct 22, 2019 17:03Russia and Turkey have reached a deal to establish a safe zone long sought by Ankara in northern Syria, which will see Kurdish militants operating in the region removed to beyond 30 kilometers from the Turkish border.
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US forces move 1,500 Daesh women from Syria to Iraq amid Turkish offensive: Report
Oct 22, 2019 13:18US military forces have reportedly transferred more than 1,500 female members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group from Syria to neighboring Iraq in the wake of a ground offensive by Turkish troops and their allied militants against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria.
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Erdogan, Putin hold talks as withdrawal deadline for Syria Kurds draws near
Oct 22, 2019 08:22Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a deadline draws near for Kurdish militants to withdraw from Syria’s northern border areas near Turkey or face a renewed military offensive.
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12 militant prisons left unguarded due to Turkish offensive in Syria: Russia
Oct 21, 2019 15:58Russia says Turkey’s offensive in northeastern Syria has left 12 Syrian prisons for foreign militants as well as eight refugee camps unguarded, warning about the return of hundreds of terrorists to their home countries.
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Turkey detains 3 pro-Kurdish mayors over 'terror' links
Oct 21, 2019 12:26Turkey has arrested three mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on suspicion of "membership in a terror group" and "disseminating terror propaganda."
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Iran urges Turkey to respect Syria’s sovereignty
Oct 21, 2019 06:10Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson called on Turkey to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and try to allay its security concerns through peaceful mechanisms.