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Turkey’s military will attack Kurdish forces left along Syrian border: officialThe Syrian Kurdish fighters have until 3 p.m. GMT Tuesday to pull back to positions about 30 kilometres from the Turkish border. Turkey and Russia will conduct joint patrols along a border strip once the Kurdish forces leave.WorldOct 28, 2019
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Syrian army prepares for clashes with Turkish forces as U.S. troops withdrawThe 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.WorldOct 14, 2019
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Trump defends pulling troops from northern Syria, says he is an ‘island of one’Trump remained steadfast and defended a move that drew widespread bipartisan criticism that he has endangered stability in the Middle East and risked the lives of Syrian Kurdish allies who helped the U.S. bring down the Islamic State group in Syria.WorldOct 13, 2019
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Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies, pull U.S. troops from SyriaTrump declared U.S. troops would step aside for an expected Turkish attack on the Kurds, who have fought alongside Americans for years, but he then threatened to destroy the Turks’ economy if they went too far.WorldOct 8, 2019
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American pastor faces 35 years in Turkish prison on terrorism, spying chargesAn American pastor imprisoned in Turkey is going on trial for alleged terror ties and spying in a case that has increased tensions between Washington and Ankara.WorldApr 15, 2018
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Donald Trump turkey pardon: Everything you need to know about U.S. Thanksgiving traditionIt's the 70th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey tradition.PoliticsNov 20, 2017
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