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Russia, Turkey launch patrol mission in Syria's Idlib
Mar 15, 2020 08:13Russia and Turkey have begun jointly patrolling the strategic M4 highway in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib as part of a ceasefire reached earlier this month.
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Turkey dispatches new reinforcements to Syria’s Idlib prior to joint patrols with Russia: SOHR
Mar 15, 2020 05:20The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Turkey has dispatched a new military convoy to Syria’s embattled Northwestern Province of Idlib, a day ahead of the first joint patrol by Turkish and Russian troops on the strategic M4 highway and establishment of joint coordination centers in the region.
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Turkey, Russia flesh out Syria ceasefire deal: Ankara
Mar 13, 2020 11:43Turkey and Russia have agreed to begin joint patrols along a key highway in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib as part of a recent ceasefire agreement between the two sides, Turkey’s defense minister says.
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Turkey says its forces will remain in Syria’s Idlib despite truce
Mar 12, 2020 09:48Turkey says its military personnel will stay in Idlib Province despite a ceasefire deal with Russia, and that any withdrawal from the embattled Syrian region is “out of the question.”
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Greek authorities ‘acting like Nazis’ in treating refugees
Mar 11, 2020 10:31Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Greek authorities are acting like the Nazis as they resort to violence in preventing thousands of refugees from crossing the Turkish border into Greece.
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COVID-19: China reports new infections; Turkey, Bolivia confirm 1st cases
Mar 11, 2020 07:01China has reported an increase in its new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, reversing four consecutive days of decreases, and more countries are reporting their first infections.
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US offers Turkey Patriot missiles if it ditches Russia’s S-400: Erdogan
Mar 11, 2020 05:36Turkey’s president says the United States has offered to provide Ankara with the Patriot missile system if it refuses to operationalize the advanced S-400 defense system that it has bought from Russia.
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Turkey’s Erdogan continues to withstand EU pressure to close border
Mar 11, 2020 05:25Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to resist pressure from the European Union (EU) states to stop the flow of refugees through his country’s borders with Greece, but has announced plans for the convention of a summit with European leaders next week to seek a solution to the crisis.
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Erdogan urges 'concrete support' from Europe over refugee crisis
Mar 10, 2020 04:59President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says he is after “concrete support” from European allies amid an ongoing standoff with the European Union over a refugee crisis.
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Erdogan’s ex-ally applies to establish new political party to challenge ruling AKP
Mar 10, 2020 03:02In a challenge to Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), a former ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally commenced the procedure to launch his own political party.