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Russia lands forces at former U.S. air base in northern Syria
Middle East

Russia lands forces at former U.S. air base in northern Syria

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces,…
U.S. Senate foreign relations chairman wants to hold off on Turkey sanctions bills
Middle East

U.S. Senate foreign relations chairman wants to hold off on Turkey sanctions bills

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday he did not…
Turkey to deport American Islamic State detainee after Greece slams door
Middle East

Turkey to deport American Islamic State detainee after Greece slams door

Turkey said on Thursday it would deport an American Islamic State fighter to the United States after he was refused…
Russia sets up helicopter base in northern Syria after US exit
Middle East

Russia sets up helicopter base in northern Syria after US exit

  MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia has begun setting up a helicopter base at a civilian airport in the north-eastern Syrian…
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
Middle East

Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military incursion in Syria has given President Tayyip Erdogan a bump in opinion polls and exposed…
Bombings kill six civilians in Syria’s main Kurdish city
Middle East

Bombings kill six civilians in Syria’s main Kurdish city

Three simultaneous bombings killed at least six civilians Monday in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, the latest attack to…
Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national
Middle East

Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday deported a U.S. citizen who fought for the Islamic State group as the…
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry fires back at Erdogan’s negative statements on Egypt
Egypt

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry fires back at Erdogan’s negative statements on Egypt

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s repeated statements comparing the situation in Egypt…
Turkish and Russian presidents discuss northeast Syria
Middle East

Turkish and Russian presidents discuss northeast Syria

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed Turkey’s military offensive in Syria in a phone call…
For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil
Middle East

For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil

BEIRUT (AP) — As US troops beef up in eastern Syria to protect oil fields, residents hope their mission will…
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