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‘Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 141 PKK terrorists in Turkey, northern Iraq in May’
Jun 04, 2019 00:59Turkish military forces have “neutralized” more than a hundred members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group following a string of counter-terrorism operations in the country’s southeastern provinces as well as Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in the month of May.
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US-backed SDF militants kill six civilians during raid in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr
May 10, 2019 01:08Kurdish-led militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by helicopters from the US-led coalition, have reportedly stormed a town in Syria’s Eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr, killing and injuring a number of locals.
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Turkey says to conduct joint raid with Iran against PKK
Mar 06, 2019 13:46Turkey says it is planning to carry out a joint attack with Iran against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, which has waged a three-and-a-half decade armed campaign against Ankara for independence.
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US-backed Kurdish militants in Syria help Daesh elements flee to Turkey
Feb 28, 2019 12:14The US-backed Kurdish militants in Syria have reportedly been helping the remaining Daesh terrorists -- who are now holed up in an eastern village -- to escape their last hideout and reach the Turkish border in exchange for "hefty bribes."
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US dispatches massive military convoy to largest base in Northern Syria
Feb 03, 2019 09:16The US Army continued reinforcing its military bases in Syria despite US President Donald Trump's declared decision for a pullout.
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US demands security guarantee for Kurdish fighters from Turkey
Jan 22, 2019 11:10The protection of allied forces who fought and died battling Daesh in Syria must be guaranteed, the US secretary of state told his Turkish counterpart in a phone conversation.
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Manbij bomb attack won’t impact Trump’s planned troop pullout from Syria: Erdogan
Jan 17, 2019 09:21Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he believes the recent deadly bomb attack in Syria’s flashpoint northern city of Manbij, which killed several American soldiers, would not impact US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from war-torn Syria.
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Russia, Kurdish militants reject US-proposed ‘security zone’ under Turkish control
Jan 16, 2019 11:02US-backed Kurdish militants have rejected Washington’s proposal for the establishment of a “security zone” under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries’ border, saying it infringes on the sovereignty of the Arab country.
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Damascus welcomes Kurds’ call for talks, seeks to reunite Syria
Jan 14, 2019 08:33The Syrian government has welcomed talks with Kurdish groups aimed at maintaining the country’s unity after the Kurds called for a Russian-mediated deal with Damascus.
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Trump to ‘devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds’ in Syria
Jan 14, 2019 04:44US President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate Turkey economically” if it attacks US backed Kurdish militants in Syria after US withdrawal.