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Syria's Kurds: from the margins to de facto autonomy


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 13:45 AFP Syria's Kurds have largely avoided the conflict between the government and armed opposition, carving out a semi-autonomous region in the north and northeast of the war-torn country.

Erdogan warns of 'heavy price' for protests against Syria operation


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 13:41 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sunday of a "heavy price" for protests against Turkey's military operation against Syrian Kurdish militia, after the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) called on people to take to the streets.

Turkish troops enter Syria in bid to oust Kurdish militia


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 13:21 AFP Turkish ground troops entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as France warned the operation risked harming the international fight against jihadists.

Erdogan warns of 'heavy price' for Turkish protests against Syria operation


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 13:17 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of a "heavy price" Sunday for protests against his government's military operation targeting Syrian Kurdish militia, after the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) called on people to take to the streets.

Syria's Assad slams Turkey offensive as 'support for terrorism'


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 13:17 AFP President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday condemned Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia in the northern Syrian region of Afrin, saying it was part of Ankara's support for extremist groups.

Erdogan hopes Syria operation to be 'finished in very short time'


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 12:45 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he hoped Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia in northern Syria would be completed in "a very short time", as Turkish ground troops entered Syria.

France urges end to Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish militia


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 12:16 AFP French Defence Minister Florence Parly on Sunday pressed Turkey to stop its offensive against Kurdish militia fighting in Syria, saying the fighters were a key ally against terrorism in the war-torn country.

France urges end to Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish militia


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 11:31 AFP

Turkish troops enter Syria in operation against Kurdish militia


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 10:36 AFP Turkish ground troops entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as rocket fire hit a border town in apparent retaliation.

Turkish troops cross into Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin region: PM


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 09:39 AFP Turkish troops on Sunday crossed over the Syrian border into the Afrin region on the second day of Ankara's operation against the Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish militia, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.