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Syria Kurd forces say 'joint intel' with US led to Baghdadi op


Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 08:28 AFP — Syria's top Kurdish commander on Sunday hailed a "historic operation" and joint intelligence work following US media reports that jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed.

15 dead in Syria clashes between pro-Turkish forces, Kurds: monitor


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 20:35 AFP — Clashes in northeast Syria between pro-Ankara fighters backed by the Turkish air force and a Damascus-backed force led by Syrian Kurds left 15 dead on Saturday, a monitor said.

US boosts force in oil-rich east Syria, crosses regime checkpoints


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 19:16 AFP — Washington has started to send reinforcements to oil-rich eastern Syria, a US defence official said Saturday, as a military convoy flying American flags crossed into the war-torn country from Iraq.

Iraq opens 2nd camp to cope with Syrian Kurd influx


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 17:44 AFP — The United Nations on Saturday opened a new section of a camp for the displaced in Iraqi Kurdistan to host refugees fleeing Turkish troops in northeast Syria.

Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 16:07 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.

Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 14:05 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.

Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 13:16 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.

Syria army reaches border area, deploys around Turkish zone


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 13:06 AFP — Syrian troops reached a key area near Turkey's border Saturday after sending further reinforcements to the region, in what a war monitor said was its largest deployment there in years.

Protecting oil: Trump's latest Syria strategy under question


Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 01:23 AFP — After abruptly pulling US troops who protected Kurdish fighters, President Donald Trump has identified protecting oil as the new goal in Syria. But experts question if the new strategy is realistic, or even legal.

NGOs claim Turkey forcibly deported refugees to Syria


Friday, 25 October, 2019 , 20:04 AFP — Human rights organisations on Friday accused Turkey of "forcibly" deporting refugees to war-torn Syria in the months leading up to its military incursion in the neighbouring country.