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Syria’s Kurds Won’t Join Sochi Peace Talks in Protest against Afrin Offensive
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Authorities in Syria’s Kurdish autonomous region said on Sunday they would not attend peace talks in Russia’s Sochi next week because of Turkey’s offensive against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin.
“We said before that if…
Turkish forces score first major victory in Afrin
YemenExtra
M.A.
The Turkish Army and their allies from the Euphrates Shield forces scored their first major victory inside the Afrin Canton, following the intense battle for Jabal Barsaya in the northeastern corridor of this region.…
Turkey tells USA to leave Manbij immediately
YemenExtra
M.A.
As Turkish and allied militant forces from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) advance further upon Kurdish positions in northern Syria, Turkey has called upon the United States to vacate its military bases in the…
Turkish airstrikes damage historical site in southern Afrin
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M.A.
The Turkish Air Force launched several airstrikes over the Afrin Canton, today, targeting a number of different sites under the control of the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG).
Among the targets for the…
Erdogan: Syria offensive could expand as far as Iraq border
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M.A.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey may extend its operation against the Afrin region in Syria to other cities as far east as the Iraqi border.
Addressing provincial leaders from his ruling Justice and…
Israeli-made Mines, Poisonous Materials, Weapons Seized in Deir Ezzor
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M.A.
The Syrian army on Friday seized new amounts of weapons, various ammunition, toxic materials and Israeli-made mines left by ISIL terrorist organization in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.
The authorities…
First Turkish soldier killed during northern Aleppo operation
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M.A.
The Turkish Army’s General Staff admitted on Monday night that their forces had suffered some casualties during latest offensive in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate.
“Our serviceman was killed on…
Turkish forces attempt to capture strategic mountain in Afrin
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M.A.
The Turkish Army and their allies from the Euphrates Shield forces launched their second assault on the strategic mountaintop of Jabal Barsaya in the Afrin Canton today.
Backed by heavy airstrikes, the Turkish Army and…
Turkish Army launches operation in Syria’s Azaz to the east of Afrin – reports
YemenExtra
M.A.
On Saturday, the Turkish leadership announced a military campaign in Syrian Kurdish-controlled Afrin, with the operation on the ground starting the following day.
According to Anadolu news agency citing a military…
Syrian Army blasts ISIS out of 2 towns in northeast Hama as renewed offensive heats up
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M.A.
The Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups have ejected the terrorist militants from two towns in the northeastern countryside of Hama province amid what appear to be a renewed assault aimed at destroying the…