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Turkey denies promising US to protect Syrian Kurdish fighters: spokesman


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 12:44 AFP

Russian military police starts patrols around Syria's Manbij


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.

Turkey's 12,000-year-old town about to be engulfed


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.

Erdogan slams Bolton's 'unacceptable' comments on Syrian Kurdish militia


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.

Erdogan slams as 'unacceptable' Bolton's comment on Syrian Kurdish militia


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.

Turkey's 12,000-year-old town about to be engulfed


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 02:56 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.

Pompeo pledges no IS return on Middle East tour


Tuesday, 8 January, 2019 , 01:52 AFP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that the Islamic State group would not be allowed to regroup as he headed to the Middle East following President Donald Trump's surprise decision to pull US troops from Syria.

Pompeo says Turkey to 'protect' Syrian Kurdish fighters


Monday, 7 January, 2019 , 22:13 AFP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that Turkey had promised to protect Kurdish fighters in Syria as he left on a regional tour that follows President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to pull troops.

Two Americans among foreign jihadists captured by Syrian Kurds


Monday, 7 January, 2019 , 08:52 AFP The Kurdish-led force battling the remnants of the Islamic State group in eastern Syria said Monday it captured five foreign jihadists, including two US citizens.

Deal with Syria regime 'inevitable': Kurdish commander


Saturday, 5 January, 2019 , 16:38 AFP A deal between Damascus and Syria's Kurds over their autonomous region in the country's north is "inevitable", a senior Kurdish military official said on Saturday, insisting that Kurdish forces should remain in the area.