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In Syria's Afrin, locals mobilise to defend hometown against Turkey


Monday, 5 February, 2018 , 04:55 AFP Ammunition belts slung over their shoulders, voices cracking from the chanting, dozens of young Syrian Kurds amassed in Afrin's town square to enlist in the "resistance" movement against a Turkish-backed assault.

Two more Turkish soldiers killed in Syria offensive: army


Sunday, 4 February, 2018 , 19:26 AFP Two more Turkish soldiers were killed Sunday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, the army said, bringing to 16 the number killed so far in the incursion.

Syria's Afrin urges Russia to oppose Turkish-led assault


Sunday, 4 February, 2018 , 16:51 AFP Thousands protested in Syria's Afrin Sunday as local authorities called on world powers to intervene to halt a Turkish-led assault, accusing Russia of complicity in civilian deaths in the region.

Erdogan says premature to say who supplied Syria tank weapon


Sunday, 4 February, 2018 , 16:37 AFP Turkey has information concerning the source of an anti-tank missile that killed five Turkish soldiers in Syria but it is too early to announce its country of origin, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

Syria's Afrin urges Russia to oppose Turkish-led assault


Sunday, 4 February, 2018 , 14:48 AFP Local authorities in Syria's Afrin called on Sunday for world powers to intervene to halt a Turkish-led assault on their region, accusing Russia of complicity in civilian deaths there.

Turkey warns US troops over Syria clash risk


Sunday, 4 February, 2018 , 10:23 AFP Turkey on Sunday threatened to expand its operation against Kurdish militia in Syria to the town of the Manbij and even east of the Euphrates, warning that American soldiers risked being targeted in the area if they wore enemy uniform.

Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack


Sunday, 4 February, 2018 , 02:24 AFP Seven Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, including five who died in a single attack on a tank, the army said.

Erdogan seeks to reassure Macron on Syria operation


Saturday, 3 February, 2018 , 21:42 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday sought to reassure France's Emmanuel Macron over the operation of the Turkish army inside Syria, telling the French leader it was aimed against "terror elements" and that Ankara had no eye on Syrian territory.

Kurds march in Strasbourg, Paris against Turkey's Syria offensive


Saturday, 3 February, 2018 , 19:01 AFP Thousands of Kurds protested on Saturday outside the Council of Europe in Strasbourg over Turkey's offensive against a Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria.

Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack


Saturday, 3 February, 2018 , 17:50 AFP Seven Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, including five who died in a single attack on a tank, the army said.