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Turkey, Russia to jointly push back Kurdish fighters along Turkey's border
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sochi [Russia], Oct 23 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday (local time) agreed to jointly push back Kurdish fighters from a "safe zone" along the Turkey-Syria border, after marathon talks here.
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NATO forms Working Group to monitor Turkish offensive in Syria: Reports
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 21 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has established a working group to monitor Turkey's military operation in northern Syria, according to reports.
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Kurds fully withdraw from besieged Syria border town
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 21 (ANI): Kurdish fighters belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday fully withdrew from the besieged Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain in the first pullback under a ceasefire deal with Turkey brokered by the United States.
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Turkey threatens to 'crush' Kurds in case they fail to withdraw before Tue
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his forces would "crush the heads" of Syrian Kurdish forces in northern Syria if they did not complete a pullout from the border area within the stipulated time.
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Turkish-backed forces, Kurds fight on first day of Syria ceasefire
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Turkish-backed Syrian forces clashed with the Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria on Friday (local time), the first day of the ceasefire brokered between Turkey and the United States to suspend the military offensive in the war-torn region.
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Syria: Russian troops patrolling areas vacated by Americans
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 16 (ANI): Russia on Tuesday (local time) said its military units were patrolling the territory in northern Syria which was vacated by Americans.
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Baloch leader vows support for Kurdish people
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Undisclosed location [Pakistan], Oct 14 (ANI): Baloch leader Allah Nizar Baloch has condemned the ongoing military offence by Turkey on the Kurdish population living in north-east Syria, saying that the Ankara has invaded the territory of peace-loving Kurds.
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Kurdish administration announces agreement with Damascus for deployment of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 14 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Turkish offensive in the region, the Kurdish administration in northern Syria has announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.
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20,000 Kurds demonstrate in Germany against Turkish offensive in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Oct 13 (ANI): Some 20,000 Kurdish people took to street across Germany opposing the Turkish Military aggression against Kurds in northern Syria.
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War, sanctions, or a deal: Trump says 3 choices to tackle Turkey-Syria iss
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 11 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) offered to mediate a deal between Turkey and the Kurds.
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Syria operation in line with self-defence: Turkey tells UN
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 10 (ANI): Turkey has defended its action of launching an attack on the Northern Syria border, saying the operation was carried out in line with self-defence to counter the imminent terrorist threat and to ensure Turkey's border security.
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US warns Turkey against striking Syria
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo on Wednesday warned Turkey of "devastating results" if Ankara initiated any unilateral military action in Syria.
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