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Arab League urges Turkey to immediately withdraw troops from Syria
Oct 12, 2019 13:29The secretary general of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has called on Turkey to immediately put an end to its military operation in northeastern Syria and pull of its troops out of the war-torn Arab country.
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US troops come under Turkish artillery fire in northeast Syria
Oct 12, 2019 13:24A US military position in northern Syria has come under Turkish artillery fire, almost hitting the outpost where American troops were based in.
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Turkish troops take Syrian town of Ras al-Ain: Defense Ministry
Oct 12, 2019 10:09Turkey's defense ministry says its forces have taken control of the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain from US-backed Kurdish militants.
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Turkish attacks on Syrian Kurds help Daesh inmates break out of jail
Oct 12, 2019 04:50Five Daesh prisoners have managed to break out of a jail in northern Syria after Turkish mortar attacks nearby, media reports say, as Kurdish forces abandon guarding the prisons amid Ankara's incursion.
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US military not abandoning Kurds in Syria: Esper
Oct 12, 2019 03:45The US Defense Department has condemned Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria, saying Washington is "greatly disappointed" by the Turkish incursion.
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Turkish forces, allied militants facing stiff Kurdish resistance: Observatory
Oct 12, 2019 03:32Turkish military forces and allied militants from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) are facing stiff resistance by Kurds in northern Syria, says a monitoring group.
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Erdogan says Turkey won't stop military operation against Syria Kurds
Oct 12, 2019 03:11Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will not stop its military operation against Kurdish militants in northeastern Syria “no matter what anyone says”, a day after he vowed to flood Europe with millions of refugees if the European Union brands the offensive an invasion.
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Heavy fighting in northeastern Syria as civilians flee Turkish attacks
Oct 11, 2019 11:19Turkish warplanes and artillery hit northeast Syria on the third day of an incursion that has forced tens of thousands to flee.
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Turkish operation in Syria threatens to revive Daesh: Putin
Oct 11, 2019 08:57Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the Turkish military incursion into northeastern Syria could lead to the revival of the Daesh terrorist group in the region.
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US House Republicans call for sanctions against Turkey
Oct 11, 2019 03:49Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the US Congress have announced plans to impose sanctions against Turkey over its military offensive against the Kurds.