Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

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Erdogan Hosts Russia Defence Chief Amid Syria Border Tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as...

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US Assures Turkey Over Arming Kurds In IS Fight

The US military offered assurances to Turkey on Thursday over supplying arms to Kurdish fighters against the Islamic...

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Turkey Wants US Envoy To Leave

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he...

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Turkey Calls For Ouster of US Envoy For Anti-IS Coalition

Turkey called Thursday for the removal of the US diplomat coordinating the international coalition fighting the Islamic...

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Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’

Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...

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Erdogan Says De-Escalation Plan Would ‘half Solve’ Syria Conflict

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a Moscow-backed plan to set up so-called de-escalation zones inside Syria...

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Turkey, US Can Turn Raqa Into ‘graveyard’ For IS

Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a...

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Turkey Says US, Russia Informed of Strikes On Kurd Militia

Turkey informed the United States and Russia before launching strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, the...

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After US Strikes, Syria Attack Victims Dream of Assad Ouster

Emerging dazed but well after three days of treatment in Turkey following the suspected chemical attack in Syria, Ahmad...

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US Strike In Syria Not Enough, Further Steps Needed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday welcomed the US strike on an airbase of the Syrian regime but said it...

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Turkey Says Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack

Chemical weapons were used by President Bashar al-Assad's regime in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Turkey...

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Turkey Says Chemical Weapons Used In Syria Attack

Turkey said Thursday the autopsies of three Syrians killed in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria confirmed that...

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Number of Foreign Jihadists In Iraq and Syria Unknown

US intelligence agencies don't know the true number of foreign jihadists still fighting in Iraq and Syria, or the...

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‘I Now Have Responsibility’ When It Comes To Syria

President Donald Trump, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, said the chemical attack against Syrian civilians...

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Turkey Plans New ‘anti-Terror’ Offensives After Syria Op

Turkey is planning new offensives this spring against groups deemed terrorist organisations by Ankara, even after the...

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Turkey Will Maintain Military Presence In Syria

The Turkish army said Friday it will keep a military presence in Syria despite officially ending its offensive in the...

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Tillerson Says Assad’s Long-Term Status Up To Syrian People

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was up to the...

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Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria

Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But...

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Turkey Ends ‘Euphrates Shield’ Operation In Syria

Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister...