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Turkey in agreement with Russia over operations in Syria’s Afrin: Erdogan
Jan 22, 2018 16:20Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey has reached an agreement with Russia over Ankara’s latest military operation against US-backed Kurdish militants in northern Syria, vowing that his country would not retreat a step from the ongoing operation.
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Russia: US actions in Syria either provocative or ill-informed
Jan 22, 2018 11:04Russia has slammed US actions in Syria that “encourage separatist sentiments among Kurds” as either a provocation or ill-informed after Turkey launched a major operation against US-backed militants in the Arab country.
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Syrian forces totally liberate vital airbase in Idlib: Army
Jan 22, 2018 03:40Syria says it has totally liberated the strategic military airbase of Abu al-Duhur in the Northwestern Province of Idlib, wresting full control over the key airbase after flushing out terrorists from the area.
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Iran calls for immediate cessation of Turkey's operations in Syria
Jan 21, 2018 15:41Iran says it is closely monitoring Turkish military assault on Syria's northwestern region of Afrin, calling for the swift cessation of the operation in the Arab country.
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Turkey operation must not harm Syria's sovereignty: Chief of Staff
Jan 21, 2018 15:38Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says Turkish military operations in Syria's northwestern region of Afrin must not harm the Arab country's territorial integrity, independence and national sovereignty.
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France urges Turkey to stop war in Syria, calls for UNSC meeting on 'humanitarian risks'
Jan 21, 2018 15:25France has strongly urged Turkey to end its major offensive in Syria and called for a UN Security Council meeting to be held on the “humanitarian risks” of the new military intervention in the war-torn country.
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Assad blasts Turkey’s support for terror groups in Syria
Jan 21, 2018 15:25Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has condemned Turkish military operation in the country’s northwestern region of Afrin, stating that the offensive is part of Ankara's support for Takfiri terrorist groups operating inside the conflict-plagued Arab country.
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Turkey continues Syria offensive, hits 150 targets in Afrin
Jan 21, 2018 10:17Turkey pushes ahead with its operation against US-backed Kurdish militants based in Afrin, saying its forces have crossed into the northwestern Syrian city and hit over 150 Kurdish militant targets so far.
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Russia ‘concerned’ about Turkey’s military operation in Syria, calls for restraint
Jan 21, 2018 06:24Russia has voiced concern about a Turkish military operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region, calling on the sides to exercise restraint.
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Syria condemns Turkey’s ‘brutal aggression' on Kurdish enclave Afrin
Jan 21, 2018 05:24The Syrian government has condemned the “brutal Turkish aggression” against the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, rejecting Ankara’s claim about having informed Damascus of the operation.