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Turkey says its forces holding part of Syrian Northeast region

on: October 15, 2019In: Middle East

Turkey’s leader says its troops and allied Syrian opposition forces now hold some 1,000 sq. kilometers of territory in northeast Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the... Read more

Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Syrian army advance (UPDATE)

on: October 15, 2019In: Middle East, World

Turkey ignored new sanctions from the United States to press on with its assault on northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Syrian army entered one of the most hotly contested cities, filling a... Read more

China urges Turkey to ‘stop military action’ in Syria (UPDATE)

on: October 15, 2019In: Asia

China on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop its military action in northern Syria and “return to the correct way of political resolution”, with Ankara’s operation against Kur... Read more

Turkey detains four mayors in Turkish majority-Kurdish southeast areas

on: October 15, 2019In: World

Four mayors from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish opposition party were detained on Tuesday as part of a “counter-terrorism” operation, the party said. The mayors are from four to... Read more