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President Erdogan

29 Oct 2019

'Russia has told Turkey that Kurdish fighters have withdrawn from north Syria'

Russia's defence minister said earlier on Tuesday that the YPG had completed their withdrawal ahead of the deadline, but a top aide to Erdogan said Turkey would now see through planned joint patrols with Russia whether the fighters had really pulled out of the area or not.

06 Jul 2017

US-led strikes killed 224 civilians since allies entered Raqa: Monitor

Since IS captured Raqa in early 2014, it has served as the de facto capital of the jihadist group`s Syrian territory.

15 May 2017

Turkish President Erdogan visits White House, amid much friction between US, Turkey

The United States is on a collision course with its NATO ally Turkey, pushing ahead with arming Syrian Kurds after deciding the immediate objective of defeating Islamic State militants outweighs the potential damage to a partnership vital to US interests in the volatile Middle East.

07 Nov 2016

Iraqi Kurdish forces advance on ISIS-held town east of Mosul

Iraqi Kurdish fighters exchanged heavy fire with IS militants early today as they advanced from two directions on a town held by the Islamic State group east of the city of Mosul.

08 Sep 2016

Turkish shelling kills six Syrian Kurd fighters: Monitor

Heavy Turkish shelling across the border into Syria killed six US-backed Kurdish fighters and wounded several civilians, a monitoring group said today.

01 Mar 2016

Turkey says US pinning Syria strategy on `small terror group`

Turkey`s powerful Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan on Tuesday criticised the United States over its Syria strategy.

15 Feb 2016

Kurdish-led forces seize Syria rebel town: Monitor

Kurdish-led forces on Monday seized a key rebel bastion in Syria`s Aleppo province, extending the opposition`s losses in the region after a major regime operation there, a monitor said.

14 Feb 2016

Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters in Syria, PM tells Merkel

Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.

08 Feb 2016

Syria rebels lose new ground to Kurds, regime: Monitor

Islamic State militants

29 Nov 2015

Islamic State executes 3,500 in Syria since declaring 'caliphate': Monitor

In the last month alone IS executed 53 people -- including 35 civilians -- in areas it controls in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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