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'No satisfactory plan' with US on Syria safe zone, says Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 6 (ANI): Weeks after United States President Donald Trump suggested the creation of a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that no acceptable plan has been tabled for the same.
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McConnell announces proposal appealing US troops to stay in Syria, Afghani
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is pursuing an amendment to a Middle East policy bill that would acknowledge the "al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and Afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to us here at home," a move in opposit
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'Safe zones in Syria to allow refugees to return home'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Jan 29 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is planning to form 'safe zones' in northern Syria so that Syrian refugees in Turkey can return to their home country.
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Turkish military shoot, wound 3 Iraqi civilians who attacked military base
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Erbil [Iraq], Jan 27 (ANI): Three Iraqi civilians were shot and wounded by Turkish troops after scores of protesters stormed a Turkish military base in Northern Iraq on Saturday.
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Turkey allows cooperation over border security zone with Syria
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 24 (ANI): Turkey has the capability to build a proposed security zone on its border with Syria, but would not exclude anybody, including the United States and Russia, who wants to extend cooperation over the issue, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursd
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2 killed, 8 injured in Syria bus explosion
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Jan 20 (ANI): As many as two people were killed and eight others reportedly injured in twin explosions in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday.
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Day after 'devastating' tweet on Turkey, Trump speaks to Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where they discussed the current situation in Syria and the economic development between the two countries, a day after he threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy
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Turkey slams US for being "shadowed by its terrorist propaganda" in Syria
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara (Turkey) Jan 14 (ANI): Turkey on Monday slammed the United States for being "shadowed by its terrorist propaganda" and has advised Washington to honour its "strategic partnership" with Ankara.
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Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey if Kurds are attacked
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) threatened to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacked the Kurds in the region.
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'US will leave Syria only after ensuring safety of Kurdish fighters'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 07 (ANI): United States troops will be pulled out of Syria only after defeating the Islamic States (ISIS) and ensuring that the Kurds are safe, President Donald Trump's national security advisor John Bolton said on Sunday.
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US seeks to ensure "Turks don't slaughter the Kurds" in Syria
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): The US has asserted that it will ensure that the "Turks don't slaughter the Kurds" in Syria amid the exit of US troops in the strife-torn region.
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Graham 'reassured' about US efforts in Syria amid pull out
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 31 (ANI): Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stated that the United States would withdraw from Syria in a manner that will ensure that the ISIS is permanently destroyed while keeping Iran at bay in the region.
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