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Erdogan threatens to expand offensive to other northern Syrian cities


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 09:24 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey's offensive against the Afrin region in Syria to other cities in the country's north to remove the presence of the Syrian Kurdish militia that Ankara views as terrorists.

Turkey tells EU to back Syria campaign


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 22:51 AFP — Turkey's European affairs ministers told the EU on Thursday to side with Ankara in its campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria.

Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 20:59 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed Turkey's campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria would press on for as long as required, after telephone talks with Donald Trump failed to douse soaring tensions with Washington.

Afrin urges Syria to intervene to stop Turkish planes overhead


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 20:35 AFP — Syria should intervene to stop Turkish warplanes flying over the northern district of Afrin, the local authority told AFP Thursday, the sixth day of Ankara's assault on the Kurdish-controlled enclave.

NATO chief says Turkey has right to defend itself amid Syria campaign


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 17:36 AFP — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that member state Turkey had a right to act in self-defence as Ankara presses a military operation against Kurdish-held positions in northern Syria.

Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 17:34 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed Turkey's campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria would press on for as long as required, after telephone talks with Donald Trump failed to douse soaring tensions with Washington.

NATO chief says Turkey has right to 'defend self' amid Syria campaign


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 17:06 AFP — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that member state Turkey had a right to act in self-defence as Ankara presses a military operation against Kurdish-held positions in northern Syria.

Echoes of history as Kurds feel let down by West


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 16:16 AFP — As Turkey presses its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, many Kurds feel let down, not for the first time, by Western powers.

Turkey accuses US as tensions escalate over Syria campaign


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 15:48 AFP — Tensions between Ankara and Washington over the Turkish army's operation in Syria escalated further on Thursday as Turkey accused the White House of misrepresenting a phone call between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump.

Rocket fire becomes deadly routine for Turkish border town


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 14:28 AFP — Cuma Kilicioglu was relaxing at his home watching television in a Turkish border town when rockets fired from neighbouring Syria slammed into his three-storey house.