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Turkey calls for joint cooperation with Iran, Russia on US forces’ pullout from Syria
Jan 09, 2019 14:28Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called for joint control with Russia and Iran of US troops’ withdrawal from Syria, saying Washington is facing “certain difficulties” with the planned exit.
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Top Syrian official visits Saudi Arabia
Jan 09, 2019 14:26Syria’s National Security chief Major General Ali Mamlouk has reportedly paid a visit to Saudi Arabia, amid promising signs that the incumbent Damascus government led by President Bashar al-Assad is being admitted back into the Arab world after nearly eight years of foreign-sponsored militancy.
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Syria's return to Arab League depends on political progress: Egypt's FM
Jan 09, 2019 05:18Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry says the incumbent Damascus government needs to implement a number of measures toward the political settlement of the ongoing Syrian crisis in order for the conflict-plagued country to reinstate its membership in the Arab League.
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Israel must respect intl. law, leave occupied Golan Heights: Jordan
Jan 09, 2019 02:56Jordan has hit out at Zionist regime over its recent call for the United States to recognize the regime’s occupation of the Golan Heights, saying Tel Aviv will have to eventually pull its forces out of the Syrian region.
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Syrian Army deploys troops to front-lines at Manbij as situation worsens
Jan 08, 2019 13:54Syrian Army soldiers are standing in control in Arima village close to the border with Turkey and 25 km (16 miles) West of the city of Manbij after Kurdish troops retreated from the region to avoid clashes with Turkish Army troops.
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Gaps widening between Turkey, US over Syria
Jan 08, 2019 11:33Rifts are widening between Ankara and Washington after US National Security Adviser John Bolton said American troops would not leave Syria until Turkey agrees to stop attacks on Kurdish fighters.
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Turkey begins trial of suspects in Russian envoy murder
Jan 08, 2019 09:38Turkey begins the trial of dozens of suspects in connection with the assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov more than two years ago.
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Four civilians, one Kurdish militant killed in Daesh bomb attack in Syria’s Raqqah
Jan 08, 2019 04:32A deadly bomb attack, claimed by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, has hit a center for US-backed Kurdish militants in the northern Syrian city of Raqqah, leaving at least four civilians and a militant dead.
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Pentagon rejects any troops withdrawal timetable for Syria
Jan 08, 2019 03:16The United States Department of Defense has rejected any timetable for its allegedly finalized plan to withdraw troops from Syria.
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Trump denies backtracking on troop withdrawal from Syria
Jan 07, 2019 15:21US President Donald Trump has stated that his plans to withdraw US troops from Syria are “no different” than originally announced.