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Turkey believes 1,000 foreign jihadists held in Syria incursion area
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Turkey believes 1,000 foreign jihadists held in Syria incursion area

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey believes more than 1,000 Islamic State fighters are being held in the swathe of northeast Syria…
Pressure mounts to repatriate and try IS foreign fighters
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Pressure mounts to repatriate and try IS foreign fighters

US President Donald Trump’s decision to take custody of dozens of high-value Islamic State militants from the under-siege Kurds avoided…
Syrian Kurdish official warns of Islamic State jail break
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Syrian Kurdish official warns of Islamic State jail break

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior Kurdish official warned on Thursday that Islamic State militants could break out of prisons in…
Turkey says 109 militants killed in advance into northeast Syria
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Turkey says 109 militants killed in advance into northeast Syria

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish forces have killed more than 100 militants in an assault on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria,…
Trump blasted by US veterans for ‘abandoning’ Kurdish allies
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Trump blasted by US veterans for ‘abandoning’ Kurdish allies

President Donald Trump has come under angry criticism from US military veterans for abandoning Kurdish battlefield allies after greenlighting Turkey’s…
Trump threatens Turkey after greenlighting Syria invasion
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Trump threatens Turkey after greenlighting Syria invasion

US President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Monday against going too far in Syria, one day after giving Ankara a…
Trump gives blessing to Turkish operation in northern Syria
Middle East

Trump gives blessing to Turkish operation in northern Syria

Donald Trump on Sunday gave his blessing to a Turkish operation targeting Kurdish militants in northern Syria, saying the United…
Syrian Kurds criticize UN envoy over constitution committee
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Syrian Kurds criticize UN envoy over constitution committee

BEIRUT (AP) — An official with the main Kurdish-led force in Syria said Sunday the ethnic minority is not represented…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East

AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast
Middle East

Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel commanders said on Monday they are ready to join Turkish troops in an offensive to…
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