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Turkey will clear Syria border area of Kurdish fighters if Russia fails to act: Erdogan
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Turkey will clear Syria border area of Kurdish fighters if Russia fails to act: Erdogan

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will clear northeast Syria of Kurdish YPG militia if Russia does not fulfill its obligations under…
Russia says US presence in Syria illegal, protects oil smugglers
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Russia says US presence in Syria illegal, protects oil smugglers

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry on Saturday attacked US plans to maintain and boost the American military presence in…
Amnesty says Turkey deporting Syrians to planned ‘safe zone’ region
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Amnesty says Turkey deporting Syrians to planned ‘safe zone’ region

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is forcibly sending Syrian refugees to an area of Syria near the border where it aims…
Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback
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Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback

Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria left several positions along the long border with Turkey Thursday, complying with a deal that…
Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters
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Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media and a war monitoring group say a car bombing wounded several people in a…
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
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Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish…
Russia, Turkey reach ‘historic’ deal on Syria border
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Russia, Turkey reach ‘historic’ deal on Syria border

Russia and Turkey have agreed to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria’s border with Turkey and to…
Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest
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Syria’s Assad supports resistance against Turkey: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Syria following the Turkish invasion earlier this month into the country’s…
American troops leaving Syria do not have Iraq’s permission to stay in Iraq
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American troops leaving Syria do not have Iraq’s permission to stay in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the…
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
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70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 4:00 p.m. An international aid group…
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