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US-backed Syrian opposition want united front with army against Turkish invasion

2 months ago
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces would coordinate with Syrian government troops to fend off any Turkish invasion of the north, the SDF commander told Reuters on Sunday, saying Damascus should use its air defense systems against Turkish planes. Ankara has vowed a new offensive on swathes of northern Syria controlled by the SDF, a Kurdish-led […]
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Erdogan says ready for new operations in Syria

3 months ago
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Ankara would soon launch new military operations along its southern borders to create 30-km deep safe zones to combat terrorist threats from these regions. "The main target of these operations will be areas which are centers of attacks to our country and safe zones," Erdogan said, without elaborating. […]
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Turkish soldiers killed in confrontation with Kurds

1 year ago
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two were wounded in an attack on their armoured vehicle in northern Syria, and Turkish forces immediately launched retaliatory fire, Turkey's defence ministry said on Saturday. "Our punitive fire against terrorist positions is continuing," the statement on Twitter on said. It said the attack was in the region where […]
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BREAKING NEWS - Pro-American Kurds open fire on Syrian protestors

1 year ago
At least eight people were killed and scores injured on Tuesday when U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces fired live rounds to disperse Arab tribal protests against their rule in the Syrian city of Manbij, according to security and medical sources and residents. The protests took a violent turn when hundreds of demonstrators marched near checkpoints around […]
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Turkey insists it has stronger interests with US than Russia

1 year ago
The common interests of Turkey and the United States outweigh their differences and Ankara wants improved cooperation with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday striking a rare conciliatory tone. Ties between the two NATO allies have been strained over a host of issues. In December, the United States sanctioned Turkey for its purchase of […]
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Erdogan blames US for Turks killed by Kurdish militants

2 years ago
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States on Monday of supporting Kurdish militants who Ankara says executed 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq, adding that a U.S. statement of condemnation was a “a joke”. Turkey said on Sunday militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) executed the 13 Turks, including military and police […]
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Bomb blast in Afrin, Syrian Kurds blamed

2 years ago
At least five people were killed and scores wounded when a car bomb detonated in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, the Turkish defence ministry and local civil defence said. The ministry said in a statement the bomb attack took place in an industrial site at the center of the town and wounded […]
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Pentagon warns Turkey over planned incursion into Syria

3 years ago
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be “unacceptable” and the United States would prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer. On Sunday, President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey, which already has a foothold in northwest Syria, will carry out a military operation in a […]
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Turkey's intervention in Syria from Syrian perspective

6 years ago
THE LEVANT NEWS EXCLUSIVE - By Niazy G. Atay* - Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian crisis expanded to military action with the Operation Euphrates Shield (OES), initiated on 24 August. Hotly-debated issue of Turkey’s intervention to Syria at international and domestic levels came into existence following the reconciliation with Russia and the increase of terrorist […]
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Decoding the changing nature of ISIS’s insurgency

6 years ago
The Levant News -- By Hassan Hassan* -- The war against ISIL is changing, and how its opponents adapt will be a key test of the group’s ability to achieve its goals. A string of attacks and counter-attacks over the course of this year so far signal a major shift in the way the group […]
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