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Turkey reports truce violation by Kurds while calm reigns in Syria
Oct 19, 2019 12:58Turkey 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 08:37The 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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Turkish airstrikes kill civilians; sporadic clashes continue in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
Oct 18, 2019 12:38Turkish airstrikes kill at least five civilians while sporadic clashes continue with Kurdish forces despite a ceasefire agreed between Ankara and Washington in northeast Syria.
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UN chief welcomes Turkey pause in Syria assault
Oct 18, 2019 05:31United 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 05:27Turkey 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 21:16The 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: Turkish offensive anchored in Erdogan’s expansionist illusions
Oct 17, 2019 16:41The 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 12:42Turkey's offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria has displaced over 300,000 people, a report says.
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Russia patrols will not allow conflict between Turkish, Syrian armies
Oct 16, 2019 08:53Russia says its military police units are patrolling along contact line areas between Turkish and Syrian armies near Syria’s flashpoint northern city of Manbij to help avert a possible confrontation following the withdrawal of American troops and the subsequent launch of a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militants in the area.
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Syrian army troops take full control of Manbij
Oct 15, 2019 19:30Syrian army troops have established full control over Manbij, a city in the northern province of Aleppo, and its nearby settlements, amid Turkey’s cross-border invasion in northeastern Syria and an abrupt US retreat of its forces from the city.