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7 ISIS terrorists escape prison in Syria
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Seven terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State have escaped a Kurdish-guarded prison in northeastern Syria, state media reported Sunday.
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Erdogan harassing pro-Kurdish party members to gain Turkish nationalists'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Virginia [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): The major gains made by pro-Kurdish left-wing People's Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2014 presidential polls and 2015 general election of Turkey made President Recep Tayyip Erdogan use his power by punishing his Kurdish opponents through the judicial route to se
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Pompeo briefs Kurdish leader about Iran's missile attacks on US bases in I
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) held a telephonic conversation with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani over the missile attacks by Iran targetting two US bases in Iraq and both agreed to stay in 'close t
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Kurdish leader says Turkey pursuing socio-political genocide against Kurds
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rojava [Syria], Dec 21 (ANI): Turkey is pursuing a policy of political, cultural, social and economic genocide against the Kurds and preventing them from life, claims Ilham Ahmed, president of an executive committee of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDF), adding that such actions may harm
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Turkish Foreign Minister warns of resuming Syrian offensive if deal on Kur
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that his country was ready to resume its offensive in northeastern Syria if the United States and Russia do not implement their share of agreements on the withdrawal of Kurdish militia, whom Ankar
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Syria: 10 killed, 15 injured in car bomb attack, says Turkey Defence Minis
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Al-Bab [Syria], Nov 16 (ANI): At least 10 civilians were killed and 15 others suffered injuries in a car bomb attack on Saturday in the Syrian city of al-Bab, Sputnik reported.
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3 bomb blasts kill 7 in northeast Syrian town near Turkey border
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Nov 12 (ANI): At least seven people were killed and 70 others sustained injuries when three car bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in the largely Kurdish city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria near the Turkish police.
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Russian Aerospace Forces start daily helicopter patrols in Northern Syria:
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Al Tabqah [Syria], Nov 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian Aerospace Forces have begun daily helicopter patrols in Syria's northern provinces, Russian military pilot Dmitry Ivanov told reporters.
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Pro-Turkish militants attack US servicemen convoy: US tells Russia
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 04 (ANI): Russia on Sunday said that it has been apprised by the US about an attack on a convoy of American servicemen by pro-Turkish militants in Tall Tamr of northeastern Syria. No injuries have been reported.
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Assad warns of war if political means fail to secure Turkey's pullout from
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Nov 1 (Xinhua/ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday warned that war would be the only option if political means fail to secure Turkey's troop pullout from northern Syria.
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US sanctions on Turkey to be lifted, says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would lift all sanctions imposed on Turkey after it agreed to halt its attacks on Kurdish forces and make the ceasefire in Syria permanent.
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Russia accuses US of abandoning Kurdish forces in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 23 (ANI): Russia on Wednesday accused the United States of abandoning Kurdish forces and leaving them to face the Turkey military offensive in northern Syria.
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