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Turkey president to visit White House on Nov 13
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 7 : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he "looks forward to seeing" Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while confirming that his Turkish counterpart has accepted his invitation to visit Washington on November 13.
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Turkish authorities capture sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkish authorities have detained the elder sister of the slain Islamic State terrorist group leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi and her family in northern Syria, media reported on Monday.
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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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Blast in Syrian town bordering Turkey kills 13
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 2 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed and several others sustained injuries after a bomb-laden car exploded in a Syrian town bordering Turkey on Saturday, Turkish media reported.
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Syrian and Turkish troops clash near Ras al Ain
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 31(ANI): Syrian and Turkish troops clashed on Thursday near Ras al Ain as Turkish soldiers took over the border town.
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Baghdadi's death 'turning point' in fight against terror: Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Oct 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The elimination of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror organisation by US forces in Syria is a "turning point" in the fight against terrorism and Turkey is determined to continue contributing to it, Turkish President R
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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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Turkish soldier killed by Kurdish units in Northern Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 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, 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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Turkish President 'very much' wants the ceasefire to work, says Donald Tru
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and claimed that he (Erdogan) very much wanted the ceasefire to work.
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