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Blinken meets Iraq PM in unannounced stop on Syria crisis tour: AFP


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 14:03 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Iraq's prime minister on Friday in an unannounced visit as he seeks to coordinate a regional approach to Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 10:29 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:49 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Syria Kurds warm up to new leaders but fear for hard-won gains


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:44 AFP Kurdish authorities have made overtures to Islamist-led rebels who seized power in Syria last week, but the long-oppressed community fears it could lose hard-won gains it made during the war, including limited self-rule.

Syria Kurds warm up to new leaders but fear for hard-won gains


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:28 AFP Kurdish authorities have made overtures to Islamist-led rebels who seized power in Syria last week, but the long-oppressed community fears it could lose hard-won gains it made during the war, including limited self-rule.

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 09:04 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Blinken in talks with Turkey's top diplomat


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 08:04 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks with Turkey's top diplomat Friday after reassurances that Ankara would never allow any let-up in the fight against jihadists in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Blinken in talks with Turkey's top diplomat


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 07:23 AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks with Turkey's top diplomat Friday after reassurances that Ankara would never allow any let-up in the fight against jihadists in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey will 'never allow weakness' in fight against IS, Erdogan tells Blinken


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 07:15 AFP Turkey will never ease up in the fight against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in Syria, despite its operations against Kurdish fighters seen as key to containing the extremists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

G7 to meet on Syria, government pledges 'rule of law'


Friday, 13 December, 2024 , 05:45 AFP G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has pledged to protect the rule of law after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.