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Death toll rises as Turkish offensive in Syria enters 2nd day
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 (ANI): At least 16 Kurdish fighters have been killed as Turkish ground forces assaulted towns in northeastern Syria.
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Trump uncertain over Turkish offensive feat in North Syria, boasts US role
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 : Expressing uncertainty over Turkey's recently launched military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, President Donald Trump on late Wednesday (local time) said that in case the former 'lose control', the United States has already taken custod
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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 takes custody of 2 British ISIS detainees from Kurdish
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 10 (ANI): The US military has taken the custody of two high profile British detainees known as "Beatles" notorious for their roles in an Islamic State cell who tortured and killed Western hostages.
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US Senators proposes to impose visa restriction for Turkish leadership
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 10 (ANI): A bipartisan panel of United States Senators has proposed a bill which called for a broad range of sanctions against Turkey including visa restrictions on Turkish senior officials in the wake of Ankara's offensive on the northern Syrian border.
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Trump threatens to wipe out Turkey's economy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 10 (ANI): After Turkey launched an offensive on northern border of Syria, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would devastate Ankara's economy if its operation wipes out the Kurdish population in Syria.
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UNSC to hold emergency meeting to discuss Turkey offensive in northern Syr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 10 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the recent Turkey offensive in northern Syria on Thursday morning.
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Turkey begins military operation in northwest Syria, 2 civilians killed
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 9 (ANI): Two civilians were killed in airstrikes conducted by Turkish forces in Misharrafa village in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.
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Over 1,200 Syrians returned home from Jordan, Lebanon in past 24 hours: Ru
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Oct 9 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 1,200 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Wednesday.
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Donald Trump reiterates threat to 'decimate' Turkey's economy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his warning to Turkey stating that the US will destroy Turkish economy if Ankara's planned military incursion into northeast Syria went too far with any "unforced or unnecessary fighting."
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'Will not be moved' by Trump's threats to destroy economy, says Turkish VP
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 8 (ANI): In a response to US President Donald Trump's threat to decimate Turkish economy, Vice President Fuat Oktay on Tuesday said that Ankara will not yield to threats over its plans to stage a military operation in Syria.
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Trump threatens to 'decimate' Turkey's economy if it harms US troops, alli
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 8 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) warned that if Turkey harms US troops or allies in Syria during its planned military operation in the northeastern region of the war-torn country then he would obliterate the country's economy.
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