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Turkish military not avoiding civilians in strikes against Syria’s Afrin: HRW
Feb 23, 2018 17:26Human Rights Watch has criticized the Ankara government’s ongoing cross-border offensive in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), stating that the Turkish military has failed to adopt necessary measures to avoid civilian casualties.
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Those helping Syria Kurds in Afrin ‘legitimate target’: Turkey
Feb 21, 2018 20:09Turkey has repeated its warnings about an escalation of tension in Syria’s northern region of Afrin, where it has been attacking the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), saying any group coming to the help of the Kurds in the region would be considered a “legitimate target” for the Turkish military.
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Turkey will confront Syrian forces if they enter Afrin to help YPG: FM Cavusoglu
Feb 19, 2018 20:02Turkish foreign minister says it will confront any Syrian pro-government forces entering in the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin to protect the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG), as Damascus reportedly intends to send pro-government forces to the flashpoint region to join forces with the Kurds against Turkish troops.
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Turkey, US to work together in Syria occupation: Cavusoglu, Tillerson
Feb 16, 2018 15:37Ankara and Washington have reached an agreement to work together in their occupation of Syria, where the two NATO allies have been on a collision course over the US’s support for the Kurdish militants operating at Turkish doorstep.
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Turkey imposes curfews in Diyarbakir ahead of anti-PKK operation
Feb 14, 2018 14:19Turkey has imposed curfews in several areas in Diyarbakir in preparation for a new operation against the Kurdish militants active in the southeastern province.
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Ankara-Washington ties at very critical point, Turkish FM says
Feb 12, 2018 18:33Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara's ties with Washington will either be mended or severed, as relations between the two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have suffered serious damage in the wake of Ankara’s ongoing cross-border offensive in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
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Turkey’s HDP party picks new leaders
Feb 12, 2018 14:17The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the main pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey, has chosen new leaders amid widening differences with the government over a crackdown at home and a military operation against Kurds in Syria.
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Kurdish forces kill five Turkish soldiers in Afrin: Military
Feb 04, 2018 06:43Turkey’s military says five Turkish soldiers have been killed by Kurdish forces from the People's Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin region in northwest Syria.
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HRW urges Turkey to stop using lethal force against fleeing Syrians
Feb 03, 2018 17:20Human Rights Watch has urged Turkey to put an end to the use of “lethal force” against Syrians trying to cross into the country and called on Ankara to open its borders to asylum seekers.
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Two killed as volley of rockets strike Turkish border towns
Feb 02, 2018 19:46At least two people have been killed and several other injured after a barrage of rockets from Syria’s Kurdish-controlled northwestern region of Afrin struck two Turkish border towns, officials say.