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Erdogan, Putin hold talks as withdrawal deadline for Syria Kurds draws near
Oct 22, 2019 08:22Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a deadline draws near for Kurdish militants to withdraw from Syria’s northern border areas near Turkey or face a renewed military offensive.
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12 militant prisons left unguarded due to Turkish offensive in Syria: Russia
Oct 21, 2019 15:58Russia says Turkey’s offensive in northeastern Syria has left 12 Syrian prisons for foreign militants as well as eight refugee camps unguarded, warning about the return of hundreds of terrorists to their home countries.
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Turkey detains 3 pro-Kurdish mayors over 'terror' links
Oct 21, 2019 12:26Turkey has arrested three mayors from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on suspicion of "membership in a terror group" and "disseminating terror propaganda."
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Iran urges Turkey to respect Syria’s sovereignty
Oct 21, 2019 06:10Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson called on Turkey to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and try to allay its security concerns through peaceful mechanisms.
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Turkey mulls Syrian troops replacing Kurdish militants in 'safe zone'
Oct 20, 2019 09:50Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey does not want to see a single Kurdish militant left in the planned "safe zone" in northern Syria at the end of a fragile ceasefire in the region.
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Russia says new deal to supply air defense systems to Turkey highly likely
Oct 20, 2019 03:56Russia says it is highly likely that Moscow will sign a new contract with Turkey to supply its military with Russian air defense missile systems.
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Erdogan threatens to crush heads of Kurdish forces if they refuse to withdraw
Oct 19, 2019 16:27President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will “implement its own plans” if Ankara and Moscow fail to find a solution to the presence of Syrian government forces in a “safe zone” that his country seeks to establish in northern Syria, warning also that Ankara will “crush the heads” of Kurdish militants if a deal with Washington on withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the region is not fully implemented.
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Turkey reports truce violation by Kurds while calm reigns in Syria
Oct 19, 2019 09:28Turkey has accused Kurdish militants of violating a temporary truce in northern Syria, while latest reports say truce has been holding in the region.
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The Saudi crown prince’s crippled agenda
Oct 19, 2019 07:00Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, or MbS must not be a happy man. He wanted the war on Yemen to become his signature victory and cement his reputation domestically and regionally.
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Syrian army secures border crossings in strategic city of Kobani
Oct 19, 2019 05:07The Syrian government forces have entered the strategic Kurdish-populated city of Kobani in the face of an ongoing military offensive by Turkish soldiers and allied militants against Kurdish forces in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country.