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Turkey launches massive anti-terror operation
World | November 24, 2019 6:52 ISTThe operation, named as "Kiran-7 Operation of Munzur Valley," targets the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members in the region, aiming to thwart potential attacks in the upcoming winter.
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30 killed in Syria clashes between Kurds, pro-Turkey forces
World | November 07, 2019 8:39 ISTA total of 305 SDF fighters, 353 Turkey-backed rebels and 24 Syrian government troops have been killed since Turkey started a wide-scale offensive against Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria on Oct. 9., according to the London-based watchdog.
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Turkey has captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi’s wife: President Erdogan
World | November 06, 2019 21:04 ISTTurkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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New clashes break out in northern Syria
World | October 26, 2019 15:20 ISTFollowing a pact struck between Ankara and Moscow this week, Turkish forces suspended a military campaign against the Kurds, whom Ankara regards as a terrorist threat, on Wednesday, giving Kurdish fighters 150 hours to leave a 20-mile-deep belt that Turkey calls a safe zone, reports Efe news.
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Kurds throw rotten fruits at US troops
World | October 22, 2019 14:57 ISTIn Qamishli, a northern Syria town near the Turkish border, Kurds could be seen throwing rotten fruit and stones at the convoy.
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21 dead since Turkey-Syria ceasefire
World | October 20, 2019 22:00 ISTSince the ceasefire was penned between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night, the city of Ras al-Ain has been under attack by Turkish forces and Syrian rebels backed by Ankara.
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5 killed as Turkey conducts air strikes in Syria
World | October 18, 2019 23:52 ISTThe airstrikes came after a cease-fire agreement was announced by the US on Thursday.
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3 lakh civilians displaced in Turkish assault on Syria
World | October 18, 2019 8:25 ISTWith the gradual withdrawal of the U.S. forces from northern Syria that takes place in tandem with the Turkish attack, the Syrian army has moved to counter the Turkish offensive through assuming control of the areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under a Russian-mediated deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish fighters.
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Donald Trump defends troop pull out from Syria
World | October 17, 2019 6:23 ISTThe last week decision paved the way for Turkey to launch a cross-border military offensive that aims to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the region. Turkey considers the biggest militia in the SDF a terrorist organisation.
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Trump hits Turkey with sanctions, says prepared to destroy its economy
World | October 15, 2019 8:03 ISTProtesting Turkey''s military offensive in northeast Syria, US President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against Turkish officials, raising of steel tariffs and ending negotiations on a USD 100 billion trade deal. Trump has signed an executive order that empowers his administration to slap sanctions on Turkey.
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US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal possible
World | October 14, 2019 13:41 ISTDefense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had directed U.S. troops in northern Syria to begin pulling out “as safely and quickly as possible.” He did not say Trump ordered troops to leave Syria, but that seemed like the next step in a combat zone growing more unstable by the hour.
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HL: Explosions in Syria as Turkish offensive continues
News | October 14, 2019 14:20 ISTAs Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria continued into Monday, columns of smoke could be seen rising in the embattled border region.
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Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town
World | October 12, 2019 19:34 ISTThe Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces released two videos said to be from inside Ras al-Ayn, showing fighters saying that it is Saturday and they are still there.
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23 photos from Syria show aftermath of Turkey invasion
World | October 12, 2019 9:14 ISTTurkey has faced widespread condemnation coming their way from all across the globe following their actions in northern Syria. From UN to the US everyone has cautioned Turkey about their actions. Turkey, which is a part of NATO is at a risk of facing sanctions from EU. Here are 22 pictures that depict what really is happening in Syria.
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100,000 flee homes as Turkey advances in northern Syria
World | October 12, 2019 6:56 ISTAn explosion was reported later Friday in northern Syria near an outpost where U.S. troops are located, but none of the Americans were hurt, according to a U.S. official and a Syria war monitor. It was unclear whether it was from artillery or an airstrike, and it was the first time a coalition base was in the line of fire since Turkey’s offensive began.
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Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
World | October 10, 2019 22:53 ISTSyrians are fleeing by the tens of thousands yet again, a recurring nightmare of hastily packed bags, traffic-clogged highways and an uncertain fate.
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India slams Turkey's military offensive in Syria
India | October 10, 2019 23:55 ISTIndia on Thursday slammed Turkey's unilateral military offensive in northeast Syria, saying it can undermine stability in the region and the fight against terrorism.
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Turkey faces wide-spread condemnation for Syria invasion
World | October 10, 2019 13:11 ISTTurkey on Wednesday invaded Syria by having its military cross the border and enter the northern region of Syria and launched a massive military operation against the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).
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15 killed, thousands flee as Turkey launches airstrikes on Syria
World | October 10, 2019 7:15 ISTPlumes of smoke could be seen rising near the town of Qamishli and clashes continued late Wednesday amid intense shelling as Turkey struck at least six different border towns along a 290-mile (300-kilometre) stretch.
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Kurds fighting for their own land, not helping US: Trump
World | October 10, 2019 7:01 ISTUS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Syrian Kurds, considered to be an American ally in the war-torn region, did not help the US in fighting against the ISIS. Trump says this while defending his move to pull out American troops paving way for Turkey to launch a military operation in invade northeastern Syria.
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