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Turkey mulls Syrian troops replacing Kurdish militants in 'safe zone'
Oct 20, 2019 09:50Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey does not want to see a single Kurdish militant left in the planned "safe zone" in northern Syria at the end of a fragile ceasefire in the region.
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Russia says new deal to supply air defense systems to Turkey highly likely
Oct 20, 2019 03:56Russia says it is highly likely that Moscow will sign a new contract with Turkey to supply its military with Russian air defense missile systems.
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Erdogan threatens to crush heads of Kurdish forces if they refuse to withdraw
Oct 19, 2019 16:27President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will “implement its own plans” if Ankara and Moscow fail to find a solution to the presence of Syrian government forces in a “safe zone” that his country seeks to establish in northern Syria, warning also that Ankara will “crush the heads” of Kurdish militants if a deal with Washington on withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the region is not fully implemented.
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Turkey reports truce violation by Kurds while calm reigns in Syria
Oct 19, 2019 09:28Turkey has accused Kurdish militants of violating a temporary truce in northern Syria, while latest reports say truce has been holding in the region.
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Syrian army secures border crossings in strategic city of Kobani
Oct 19, 2019 05:07The Syrian government forces have entered the strategic Kurdish-populated city of Kobani in the face of an ongoing military offensive by Turkish soldiers and allied militants against Kurdish forces in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country.
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Top Iranian, Turkish diplomats discuss Syria
Oct 19, 2019 03:57The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey held talks about the latest situation in the northern parts of Syria, where Turkey has agreed to suspend its offensive for five days after a military operation that sources say has displaced 300,000 people.
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UN investigates Turkey’s alleged use of white phosphorus in Syria
Oct 19, 2019 03:43UN chemical-weapons inspectors say they are investigating the possible use of white phosphorus-loaded munitions by Turkish-backed forces during their recent incursion into northeastern Syria.
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Turkish invasion must stop, all foreign troops must leave Syria: Assad
Oct 18, 2019 14:41Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has demanded a complete halt to Turkey's operation against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, and a full withdrawal of foreign forces illegally present in Syrian territories.
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Erdogan threatens to re-launch Syria operation if truce not respected
Oct 18, 2019 14:33President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Turkey's army could restart its ground offensive in northeast Syria if Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) do not pull back from a so-called safe zone under a five-day ceasefire.
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Turkish airstrikes kill civilians; sporadic clashes continue in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
Oct 18, 2019 09:08Turkish airstrikes kill at least five civilians while sporadic clashes continue with Kurdish forces despite a ceasefire agreed between Ankara and Washington in northeast Syria.