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Turkish-backed forces using white phosphorus against Kurds: Report
Oct 18, 2019 05:57White phosphorus-loaded munitions appear to have been used by Turkish-backed forces in their ongoing operation in northeastern Syria, allegedly causing horrific burns on the bodies of Syrian Kurds, a report by Foreign Policy says.
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UN chief welcomes Turkey pause in Syria assault
Oct 18, 2019 02:01United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed "any efforts" to de-escalate the situation in northern Syria and protect civilians, a UN spokesman said in a statement on Thursday after Turkey agreed to pause its military operation in the region.
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Turkey, US agree to temporary ceasefire in Syria: US official
Oct 18, 2019 01:57Turkey has agreed to end the military offensive in northern Syria after Kurdish fighters withdraw from a safe zone, US Vice President Mike Pence has said.
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Syrian army deployed to Manbij
Oct 17, 2019 17:46The situation is rapidly changing on the ground and now a potential clash between the Syrian army and the Turkish-led forces is not out of the question as the Syrian army has now entered some northern cities and villages including the city of Manbij to fend off Turkey’s military push.
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Syria will respond through all legitimate means to Turkish aggression: Assad
Oct 17, 2019 13:58Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the Damascus government will respond through all legitimate means available to the ongoing ground offensive by Turkish soldiers and allied Takfiri militants against Kurdish forces in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country.
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Syria: Turkish offensive anchored in Erdogan’s expansionist illusions
Oct 17, 2019 13:11The Syrian government has strongly condemned the ongoing ground offensive by Turkish soldiers and allied Takfiri terrorists against Kurdish forces in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country, saying the military operation has its roots in the "expansionist ambitions and illusions" of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's administration.
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Turkey’s Syria incursion displaces over 300,000: Monitor
Oct 17, 2019 09:12Turkey's offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria has displaced over 300,000 people, a report says.
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Cases of chemical burns reported in Syria’s north: Syrian state media
Oct 17, 2019 09:10Syrian state media say people from the war-torn northern Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn have been arriving at a hospital with burns apparently from chemical substances.
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Erdogan says won't hold talks with US delegation on Ankara visit
Oct 17, 2019 03:38Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he would not meet with US Vice President Mike Pence and State Secretary Mike Pompeo during their visit to Ankara to discuss a ground offensive by his country’s military forces and allied militants against Kurdish forces in the northern part of Syria.
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Erdogan: No talks with Syria Kurds until safe zone established
Oct 16, 2019 12:19President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will never sit at the negotiating table with Kurdish militants in Syria, emphasizing that Ankara’s military operation in the Arab country’s north will come to an end only when the Kurds leave the region and a “safe zone” is established there.