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Turkey agrees to halt Syrian offensive…for five days
ANKARA: Turkey agreed yesterday to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe zone” Ankara had sought to capture, in a deal hailed by the Trump administration and cast by Turkey as
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US House backs resolution condemning Trump on his Syria move
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives yesterday voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey’s offensive against US-allied Syrian Kurds. The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution,
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Erdogan defies Trump, no ceasefire in Syria
Turkey vowed to press ahead with its offensive in northern Syria yesterday despite US sanctions and growing calls for it to stop, while Syria’s Russia-backed army moved on the key city of Manbij that was abandoned by US forces. “They
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Under pressure, Trump tells Erdogan to stop Syria invasion
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally, as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much criticised decision to clear US troops from Turkey’s
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Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the US still has over NATO-ally Turkey. Using the
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Turkey and Islamic State strike Syrian Kurds
ANKARA/BEIRUT: Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes in northeast Syria yesterday in an offensive against Kurdish militia that has raised the prospect of a humanitarian disaster and questions about US President Donald Trump’s policy in the region. The Kurds,
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Thousands flee, hundreds dead in Turkish attack on US-allied Kurds in Syria
ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day yesterday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing at least dozens of people in a cross-border assault on US allies that has turned the Washington
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Trump blames Obama for allying with Syrian Kurds
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump criticised his predecessor, Barack Obama yesterday for what he termed as ‘overt choice’ to partner with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror group as Turkey begins Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria. “When Obama took
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Turkey attacks Syrian Kurds, Republicans lash out at Trump
AKCAKALE: Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria yesterday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war. The assault began days after US
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