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Turkish soldier killed by Kurdish units in Northern Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 20 (ANI): One Turkish soldier was killed and another was injured after Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) open fired at them near the town of Tell Abiad in northern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
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Turkey threatens to 'crush' Kurds in case they fail to withdraw before Tue
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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US, Turkey reach agreement for ceasefire in Syria conflict
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 18 (ANI): The United States on Thursday (local time) reached a deal with Turkey to suspend its military offensive in northern Syria for 120 hours to allow Kurdish forces to withdraw from the affected areas towards the safe zone.
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US Secretary of State, VP arrive in Ankara amid Turkish offensive in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 17 (ANI): Amid Turkey's military operation in Northern Syria, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Michael Pence arrived here on Thursday.
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Kurdistan Workers' Party worse than ISIS, says Donald Trump
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 17 : Days after his decision to pull US Forces out of northern Syria, President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is worse than the ISIS.
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Syria: Russian troops patrolling areas vacated by Americans
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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China urges Turkey to stop 'military action' in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Oct 15 (ANI): China on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop its "military action" in northern Syria and "return to the correct way of political resolution".
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China urges Turkey to stop offensive in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Oct 15 (ANI/Sputnik): China called on Turkey to stop its military operation in northern Syria and return to diplomacy to resolve the issues around its security concerns, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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US sanctions against Turkish officials, entities will do little to improve
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct 15 (ANI/Sputnik): House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said the US sanctions against Turkish officials and entities will do little to improve the situation in northern Syria, where Turkey has launched an operation having received a "green light" from US
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Kurdish administration announces agreement with Damascus for deployment of
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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Angela Merkel demands immediate end to Turkish offensive in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Oct 13 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday (local time) called for an immediate end of the Turkish military operation in northern Syria during a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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20,000 Kurds demonstrate in Germany against Turkish offensive in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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