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Ankara-Washington ties at very critical point, Turkish FM says
Feb 12, 2018 15:03Turkish 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 10:47The 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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US blocking UNSC resolution for independent Syria chemical attacks probe: Russia
Feb 11, 2018 04:25Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia says he does not see chances the UN Security Council could adopt any time soon a Russian-drafted resolution on a probe into the use of chemical weapons in Syria, blaming the US for hindering the progress over the issue.
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Downing of Israeli F-16 warplane marks start of new strategic phase: Hezbollah
Feb 10, 2018 16:43The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s continued acts of aggression against Syria’s military and civilian structures, saying the downing of an Israeli F-16 jet by the Syrian air defense systems marks the “start of a new strategic phase” which would limit Israeli violations of the Syrian airspace.
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Iran rejects 'ridiculous' Israeli claim on downing Iranian drone
Feb 10, 2018 14:12Iran has rejected as "ridiculous" claims by the Israeli regime that it had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria, stressing the Islamic Republic's military advisory presence in the Arab country is at the request of Syria’s "constitutional and legitimate" government.
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Turkish military helicopter shot down near Syria: Erdoghan
Feb 10, 2018 14:09Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan says one of the country’s military helicopters has been shot down near the border with Syria.
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France has no absolute evidence on Syria chemical attack: Defense minister
Feb 10, 2018 03:33The French defense minister has cast doubt on the veracity of accusations that the Syrian government has used the chemical agent chlorine in the country.
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Syria shoots down Israeli F-16 jet, pilots eject
Feb 10, 2018 03:13The Syrian military has hit at least one Israeli F-16 warplane that attacked positions inside Syrian territory, with its two pilots ejecting out.
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Turkey bombs US-backed militants in northern Syria
Feb 09, 2018 16:30Turkey has bombed US-backed Kurdish fighters in Afrin with impunity, just after Washington cited an alleged attack on the militants to target pro-government forces in Syria.
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US, France considering new military strikes against Syrian government: Report
Feb 09, 2018 11:23The US is considering new military strikes against Syrian government positions, while France is keen to support such an operation, diplomatic sources say.