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Russia denies reports of building military base with Syrian Kurds
Mar 21, 2017 04:55Russia has vehemently dismissed a Reuters report which claims it is constructing a military base in the Afrin district of Syria’s Aleppo Province in alliance with the Kurdish militia controlling the area.
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Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish party officials
Dec 12, 2016 07:08Turkish security forces have arrested scores of officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over alleged links to Kurdish militants.
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US concerned about more Turkish attacks on Kurds in fight for Raqqah
Dec 12, 2016 03:22US military officials are concerned about more attacks by Turkey against Kurdish forces fighting to push Daesh Takfiri terrorists out of their de facto capital, Raqqah, in northern Syria.
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Turkey issues warrant for arrest of Kurdish leader in Syria
Nov 22, 2016 12:16A Turkish court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prominent Kurdish leader in Syria over an allegation of involvement in a deadly bombing in Ankara in February.
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Germany summons Turkish envoy to protest arrest of pro-Kurdish lawmakers
Nov 04, 2016 12:44Germany has summoned Turkey’s envoy in Berlin to protest the arrest of about a dozen pro-Kurdish lawmakers, amid domestic and international pressure against Ankara over its harsh crackdown.
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Turkey shuts down Kurdish media, fires civil servants
Oct 30, 2016 05:51Turkey has closed down 15 media outlets and dismissed over 10,000 civil servants as the Ankara government widens its crackdown on opposition following the abortive July 15 military coup.
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Turkish airstrikes kill up to 200 Kurdish fighters in Syria
Oct 20, 2016 09:38An estimated 160-200 Kurdish fighters were killed in Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Turkey's General Staff said Thursday.
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Turkish police, pro-Kurdish activists clash on bombings anniversary
Oct 10, 2016 11:06Turkish police forces have engaged in clashes with hundreds of pro-Kurdish activists trying to reach the main train station in the capital, Ankara, to commemorate the victims of last year’s twin bomb blasts.
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Turkey's military operations in Syria will continue: Army chief
Sep 12, 2016 11:10Turkey’s top military commander says an ongoing offensive in northern Syrian will continue until southern borders are secured and Turkish forces mop "all terrorists" out of the region.
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Anti-Iran terror cell received US training: Report
Sep 09, 2016 04:48An anti-Iran Kurdish terrorist group says it has received many rounds of military training from US advisers as well as arms and ammunition from both Washington and European countries.