Syrian Kurdish Forces

• 12 killed, several wounded by car bomb in northern Syria

  A car bomb exploded Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 12 people and wounding several others, Syrian opposition activists and Turkey's Defence Ministry said.

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  Nov 16, 2019
  
• Trump meets with Turkey’s president at White House amid low-point in relations

  The leaders' scheduled afternoon news conference will give Trump a stage to counter the first public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry.

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  Nov 13, 2019
  
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• Protester dead after Turkish military vehicle runs him over during patrol

  The fatal incident reflects the complicated political geography in northern Syria in the wake of U.S. decision to pull its troops away from the border.

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  Nov 8, 2019
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• Turkey calls on Russia, U.S. to remove Kurdish fighters from Syrian border areas

  Erdogan says the Kurdish fighters are still present in several areas.

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  Nov 5, 2019
• Turkey vows to send ISIS members back to their countries of origin

  Suleyman Soylu said in Ankara that members of the extremist group held by Turkey would be returned regardless of countries revoking their citizenship.

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  Nov 4, 2019
• Christian fighters to oversee security in northern Syria, Kurdish forces say

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Saturday that the deployment will take place in villages close to the town of Tal Tamr in the Khabur river region.

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  Nov 2, 2019
• Trump lifts sanctions imposed on Turkey, calls ceasefire a ‘big success’

  "The sanctions will be lifted unless something happens that we are not happy with," Trump said in a special address from the White House.

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  Oct 23, 2019
• Turkish troops, Kurdish forces battle for key town along Syrian border

  The United States also called on Turkey to stop the offensive and declare a cease-fire, while European Union countries moved to broaden an arms sale embargo against their easternmost ally.

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  Oct 15, 2019
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• Syrian army prepares for clashes with Turkish forces as U.S. troops withdraw

  The Syrian army’s deployment near the Turkish border came hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the U.S. said they had reached a deal with President Bashar Assad’s government to help fend off Turkey’s invasion, now in its sixth day.

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  Oct 14, 2019