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Erdogan urges end of foreign support for Kurdish fighters in Syria
4 days ago

Erdogan urges end of foreign support for Kurdish fighters in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Turkish president compares Kurdish YPG fighters to ISIL and says neither group has a future in Syria. Turkiye expects foreign countries to withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, as Germany warns against an escalation in fighting with Kurdish forces. Security for Kurds ‘essential’ Later on Friday, German Foreign …

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Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters
5 days ago

Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Al Jazeera  

Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane. Renewed fighting between Turkish-backed factions and Syrian Kurdish fighters comes more than a week after fighters led by opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Syria’s longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad. Reporting from Istanbul, Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu said that Turkiye …

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Turkey-Backed Syria Forces Aim to Push on Against Kurdish Groups
5 days, 10 hours ago

Turkey-Backed Syria Forces Aim to Push on Against Kurdish Groups

Live Mint  

-- Turkey-backed forces are aiming to capture more territory in northern Syria from Kurdish groups, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter, a move that could stir tensions with the US. The SNA will likely try to capture areas to the west of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobani by its mostly Kurdish inhabitants, said the people, who aren’t …

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Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces
1 week, 1 day ago

Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces

Live Mint  

-- Turkey said Syria’s new rebel government agrees with Ankara on the need to dismantle Kurdish military forces — a critical US ally in the northern region of Syria — as countries rush to shape the future of the region after the downfall of the Assad regime. “It is out of the question for the Syrian people, or the new …

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Russia, Turkey struggle to realign strategy for post-al Assad Syria
1 week, 2 days ago

Russia, Turkey struggle to realign strategy for post-al Assad Syria

India Today  

The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime at the hands of the rebel coalition forces comprising Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has thrown new challenges for the troubled nation. With Assad's departure, the conflict has transitioned into an uncertain phase with key players like Russia and Turkey, deeply entrenched in the region's …

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Why Turkey may benefit from Syria’s deadly new offensive
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Why Turkey may benefit from Syria’s deadly new offensive

Firstpost  

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of Aleppo and dozens of nearby towns and villages. Experts think that Turkey, which influences the large coalition of rebel fighters that are occupying the country’s second-largest city, may benefit greatly from the current Syrian crisis. Turkey’s role in the new rebel offensive Turkey has a “complex and …

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Turkey’s Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria
1 month, 1 week ago

Turkey’s Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar Assad can be achieved to end more than a decade of tensions between their two neighboring countries, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists on his return from trips to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, Erdogan said he believes a …

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Alabama vs. Missouri: Battle of Fallen Top 10 Teams
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Alabama vs. Missouri: Battle of Fallen Top 10 Teams

Associated Press  

No. 21 Missouri takes a thrilling win over No. 15 Alabama in a battle of fallen Top 10 teams. The Tigers, coming back from an early-game injury, staged a remarkable comeback, securing a crucial road victory. Alabama, facing their lowest ranking since 2007, struggles to find its rhythm on offense, with key players like Jalen Milroe and Jamarion Miller struggling …

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Vulnerable Rams’ defense needs complete turnover to compete with Packers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Vulnerable Rams’ defense needs complete turnover to compete with Packers

LA Times  

The Rams’ defense was often running behind Roschon Johnson and the Bears’ offense in Week 4. “We’ve been stressing it’s about communication, playing together and I know we’ve had a few moving parts, but I don’t think it’s an excuse for anything,” first-year defensive coordinator Chris Shula said. “That’s the age-old question,” Shula said when asked what the Rams could …

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No. 20 Oklahoma St and No. 23 K-State go into big early Big 12 matchup after both lost openers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 20 Oklahoma St and No. 23 K-State go into big early Big 12 matchup after both lost openers

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Utes sixth-year back Micah Bernard has three consecutive 100-yard rushing games, with a career-best 182 yards last week at Oklahoma State. Impact players RJ Harvey, the Big 12’s leading rusher and top scorer, has five 100-yard rushing games in a row for UCF, which after an …

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Turkiye and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Turkiye and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad

The Hindu  

Turkiye and Russia have resumed joint military patrols in northern Syria after nearly a year's break, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced on Saturday. Combined patrols began in the Operation Peace Spring area, the statement said, referring to a 30-km -deep strip of land on the Syrian side of the Turkiye-Syria border between Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn. Mr. Assad has …

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Auburn hoping for offensive improvement with help of new playmakers, same QB
4 months ago

Auburn hoping for offensive improvement with help of new playmakers, same QB

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think we’re on the right track,” said Freeze, whose 6-7 debut was only the second losing season of his 11-year head coaching career. I’m not sure yet.” Quarterback Payton Thorne, leading rusher Jarquez Hunter and tight end Rivaldo Fairweather return. It was his first season …

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone
1 year, 2 months ago

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes have carried out airstrikes on sites believed to be used by a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria, after the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops, officials said Friday. The minister also told his American counterpart that Turkey’s counter-terrorism operations in Iraq and Syria would …

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US shoots down Turkish drone near its troops in Syria. Details here
1 year, 2 months ago

US shoots down Turkish drone near its troops in Syria. Details here

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON/ANKARA: The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO ally Turkey. Turkey's National Intelligence Agency carried out strikes in Syria against Kurdish militant targets after a bomb attack in Ankara last weekend, a Turkish security …

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Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-border strikes
1 year, 2 months ago

Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-border strikes

Al Jazeera  

Turkey warns it could step up air strikes on Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq in response to PKK’s weekend attack in Ankara. Turkey’s military conducted air strikes in northern Iraq and staged several raids across the country this week in response to the attack, detaining dozens of suspects with alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, listed as …

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Turkey wants Iraq to designate PKK a ‘terrorist’ organisation: Top diplomat
1 year, 4 months ago

Turkey wants Iraq to designate PKK a ‘terrorist’ organisation: Top diplomat

Al Jazeera  

Turkey says PKK is a threat to Iraqi security, ignoring Baghdad’s complaints about Ankara’s air attacks on Iraqi soil. Turkey expects the government in Iraq to officially recognise the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or the PKK, as a “terrorist” organisation, mirroring Ankara and its Western allies, its foreign minister says. “Sinjar, Makhmour, Qandil, Sulaimaniyah, and many other Iraqi districts have been …

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Swedes tighten terror laws, likely to help NATO membership
1 year, 7 months ago

Swedes tighten terror laws, likely to help NATO membership

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — Lawmakers in Sweden passed legislation Wednesday that tightens the country’s anti-terrorism laws, a move expected to help persuade Turkey to approve the Nordic nation’s request to join NATO. Turkey has accused Sweden of failing to take concrete steps to crack down on groups that Ankara lists as terror organizations or considers existential threats, including Kurdish groups. Sweden’s center-right …

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Signals of a slow return to peace in Syria
1 year, 11 months ago

Signals of a slow return to peace in Syria

The Hindu  

As Syria enters the 13th year of its lethal civil conflict, a bomb explosion in Istanbul on November 13, that killed six persons, seems to have accelerated a diplomatic process which could bring peace to that tormented land. Turkish authorities immediately blamed Kurdish militants in Syria, represented by the People’s Protection Units, for the bombing, and even arrested a Syrian …

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Turkey's top diplomat travels to US amid troubled ties
1 year, 11 months ago

Turkey's top diplomat travels to US amid troubled ties

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. President Joe Biden ’s administration has kept …

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Dangerous gamble: The Hindu Editorial on Turkey’s attacks on Syrian Kurds
2 years ago

Dangerous gamble: The Hindu Editorial on Turkey’s attacks on Syrian Kurds

The Hindu  

Turkey’s recent attacks on Syria’s Kurdish towns and its threat of a ground invasion could destabilise the border region, which has yet to recover from the scars of a long civil war and the violence by the Islamic State terrorist group. Turkey has blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the Kurdish militant group operating in its southeastern parts, and the People’s …

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Why does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria? | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

Why does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Tensions are rising in northern Syria along the border with Turkey – an area that is already facing a grave humanitarian crisis following a decade-long civil war. Now Turkey, which has already carried out four on-ground offensives in Syria since 2016, has announced that it could launch another big military operation against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF is …

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Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’
2 years ago

Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’

Al Jazeera  

Ibrahim Kalin, the presidential spokesperson, tells Al Jazeera that Ankara will target the PKK, YPG and PYD Kurdish groups to protect its borders. The spokesperson for the Turkish presidency has told Al Jazeera that Kurdish armed groups in Syria are “legitimate targets”, and accused them of exploiting ties with the United States to justify their presence along Turkey’s border with …

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SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks
2 years ago

SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks

Al Jazeera  

The predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with US anti-ISIL operations. A spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls territory in northern Syria, said on Friday that “all coordination and joint counterterrorism operations” with the US-led coalition battling remnants of ISIL in Syria as well as “all the joint special …

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Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon

Al Jazeera  

Turkey has stepped up air attacks on northern Syria since the November 13 Istanbul bombing. Turkish air attacks in northern Syria threaten the safety of United States military personnel and the escalating situation is jeopardising years of progress against ISIL fighters, the Pentagon has said. The public comments on Wednesday represent the strongest condemnation by the US of NATO ally …

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