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Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor
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Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor

Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
Turkey says whoever helps Kurd militia in Syria is ‘legitimate target’
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Turkey says whoever helps Kurd militia in Syria is ‘legitimate target’

Turkey on Wednesday said it would consider a “legitimate target” any group that comes to the aid of Kurdish militia…
Pro-Syrian government militia move into Kurdish-controlled Afrin despite Turkish warnings
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Pro-Syrian government militia move into Kurdish-controlled Afrin despite Turkish warnings

Pro-government Syrian forces moved into the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin on Tuesday despite warnings from Turkey, which halted the irregular…
Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin
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Turkey warns Syrian army against helping Kurdish YPG in Afrin

Turkey warned on Monday it would confront Syrian government forces if they entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region to help the…
Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports
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Syrian army to help Kurdish forces repel Turkish offensive in Afrin: reports

The Syrian army could enter the Kurdish-held enclave in Afrin within the next two days after the Kurds agreed to…
Turkey denies use of chemical weapons in Syria
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Turkey denies use of chemical weapons in Syria

Turkey on Saturday denied allegations that it had used poisonous gas during operations in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria,…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
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Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory

Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six…
US funding of Syrian YPG militia will impact Turkey’s decisions: Erdogan
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US funding of Syrian YPG militia will impact Turkey’s decisions: Erdogan

A US decision to continue funding the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s future moves, President Tayyip Erdogan said…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
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Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…
Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us
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Syrian Kurdish official to US: Don’t turn your back on us

A senior Syrian Kurdish official said Washington would undermine the campaign against Islamic State militants and Americans would lose their…
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