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Posted inMiddle East

Turkey to launch offensive in northern Syria

by AT Contributor August 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Turkey will launch an operation in northern Syria to remove a Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday. Erdogan has repeatedly threatened in the past 18 months to begin an offensive against the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia east of the Euphrates River after two previous operations in the […]

A Syrian army soldier stands guard outside Manbij, Aleppo Province, Syria. Photo: AFP
Posted inFrance, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Kurdish fighters withdraw from key Syrian border city

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: AFP
Posted inEuropean Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish militia

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviews a guard of honour as he arrives at a meeting in Kutahya, Turkey, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / Handout via Reuters
Posted inEuropean Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Dilemma for the US as Turkey attempts Kurdish squeeze

by John Burton January 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Kurdish fighters from the YPG run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic
Posted inMiddle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

New front in Syria as Turks rout Kurds with Putin’s blessing

by Sami Moubayed July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

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