Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 15:30 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned comments by a key US envoy over the future of a US-allied Syrian Kurdish militia as a "grave mistake", as tensions flared over Washington's planned withdrawal from war-torn Syria.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 14:50 AFP — Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said Tuesday, moving into an area once held by US-backed Kurdish forces.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 13:49 AFP — Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been "torturing children" to force them to confess to having links with the jihadist Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 13:03 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday urged the United States to take back all the weapons provided to Syrian Kurdish militia forces in the fight against the Islamic State group, a presidential spokesman said.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 12:52 AFP — Turkey has denied promising the United States it would protect Syrian Kurdish militia forces in Syria, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday as Washington prepares for a troop pullout.
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Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 11:37 AFP — Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said Tuesday, moving into an area once held by US-backed Kurdish forces.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 11:13 AFP — From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family's town for generations will soon destroy it.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 11:11 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed as a "grave mistake" comments by White House National Security adviser John Bolton over the Syrian Kurdish militia, highlighting tensions between Ankara and Washington.
Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 10:03 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed as "unacceptable" and a "grave mistake" comments made by White House National Security adviser John Bolton over the Syrian Kurdish militia forces.
