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Putin says neighbors should respect Iran’s interests as an established power
Oct 13, 2019 10:17Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Arab countries and others in West Asia and in the Persian Gulf to begin to recognize Iran’s rights as a traditional regional power.
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Trump defends decision to pull US forces out of northern Syria
Oct 13, 2019 09:48US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pull American forces out of northern Syria in the face of mounting criticism.
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Turkish troops seize Syria's Suluk; Daesh families flee camp
Oct 13, 2019 09:04Turkish forces have seized large parts of the northern Syrian town of Suluk on the fifth day of an invasion which also saw families of Daesh members escape a camp held by Kurdish forces.
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Iran offers to bring together Syrian Kurds, Damascus government, Turkey
Oct 13, 2019 02:14Iran's foreign minister has offered to bring together Syrian Kurds, the Damascus government and Turkey in an effort to establish security along the Turkish-Syrian border.
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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.