Rome bans protests over Turkey’s offensive ahead of Erdogan talks with pope
VATICAN CITY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Pope Francis on Monday, with a… Read More
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Syria
Three more Turkish soldiers killed in Syria offensive against Kurdish militia
ANKARA: Three more Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside… Read More
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Russian pilot who luckily escaped plane crash killed by Syrian rebels
AMMAN/MOSCOW: Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot on… Read More
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Turkey detains top medical group members over Syria criticism
ANKARA: Turkey on Tuesday detained all the top members of the country's main medical association,… Read More
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Syria congress delayed as Russia talks with rebel groups
SOCHI, RUSSIA: The opening of Russia's showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria's seven-year war to… Read More
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US holding Russia responsible for chemical weapons in Syria
WARSAW: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday the United States believed it… Read More
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Syrian rockets kill two in Turkey as Ankara fights Kurd militia
WASHINGTON: Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced off by phone Wednesday as the… Read More
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Turkey kills at least 260 Kurdish, Islamic State fighters in Syria offensive
ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkey has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in… Read More
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Assad regime promotes Syria as a ‘tourist’ destination
It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air… Read More
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Turkey says could act in Syria unless US withdraws support for Kurdish force
HATAY: Turkey said Wednesday it would not hesitate to take action in Syria’s Afrin district… Read More
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Boy’s death shows danger for besieged Syrians seeking food
BEIRUT: Two-year-old Emir al-Bash’s blood still showed on his mother’s hand as she sat in… Read More
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Syrian army says Israel fired at Syria with jets, missiles
BEIRUT: Israel attacked Syrian territory three times early on Tuesday with jets and ground-to-ground missiles,… Read More
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23 civilians killed in Syria, most in Russian air strikes: monitor
BEIRUT: At least 23 civilians were killed Wednesday in the Syrian opposition stronghold of Eastern… Read More
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Erdogan to discuss Syria with Macron in Paris: source
PARIS: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Paris on January 5 to meet his French… Read More
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Putin toughens terrorist recruitment sentences
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Friday a bill toughening sentences for… Read More
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US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria acknowledges more civilian deaths
WASHINGTON: The US-led coalition fighting the IS group in Syria and Iraq acknowledged on Thursday… Read More
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‘Terrorist’ Assad cannot be part of Syria solution, warns Erdogan
TUNIS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday a political solution to the Syrian conflict… Read More
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Russia accuses US of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria
MOSCOW: The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training… Read More
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Turkey wants to bring wounded from Syria for treatment
ISTANBUL: Turkey is working with Russia to evacuate around 500 people from the besieged Damascus… Read More
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Danish police arrest Syrian over planned ‘terrorist’ attack
STOCKHOLM: Danish police on Friday said they had arrested a Syrian asylum seeker from Sweden… Read More
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