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Turkey says will use Russian S-400 defense system despite US warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 12:26 AM

Last month, US said Turkey would be spared sanctions under a 2017 law if the S-400 system is not turned on. Read more »

Behind Trump’s dealings with Turkey: Sons-in-law married to power

David D. Kirkpatrick and Eric Lipton, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 13 08:41 AM

ISTANBUL — Behind President Donald Trump’s accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel: a trio of sons-in-law who married into power and now play key roles in connecting Ankara with Washington. Read more »

8 killed in bombing in Turkish-controlled northeast Syria

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 11:21 PM

Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded on Sunday in an area of northeast Syria controlled by Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies, Turkey's defense ministry and local emergency workers said. Read more »

Erdogan says Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out

Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 01:30 AM

Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday, and Ankara will continue its cross-border offensive against Kurdish fighters until every one of them has left the region. Read more »

Baghdadi's wife revealed Islamic State group secrets after capture

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 05:40 PM

She was said to be the "first wife" of the IS leader, who was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria last month. Read more »

At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syrian town: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 01:30 AM

At least 13 people have died Saturday in a car bomb blast near a market in a Syrian border town controlled by Turkish forces, Ankara and a rights watchdog said. Read more »

In historic vote, US House recognizes 'Armenian genocide'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 07:34 AM

The US House of Representatives took the historic step Tuesday of passing a resolution officially recognizing the "Armenian genocide," a move sure to anger Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington. Read more »

US to send 'additional military assets' to protect Syrian oil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 07:03 AM

The US Defense Department said Thursday it planned to beef up its presence in the northeast corner of Syria to protect oil fields from being retaken by a potentially resurgent Islamic State group. Read more »

NBA's Kanter slams Erdogan, operation against Kurds

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 10:24 AM

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter on Tuesday strongly condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the operation he launched against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Read more »

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits 'blood-stained' Syria

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 07:01 AM

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in "blood-stained" Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies.  Read more »

NBA’s Enes Kanter slams Turkey leader Erdogan, operation against Kurds

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 11:29 PM

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter on Tuesday strongly condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the operation he launched against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Read more »

Turkish leader threatens Syria offensive will resume unless Kurds complete pullout

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 06:21 PM

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday threatened to resume Turkey's military offensive in Syria "with greater determination" unless the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters is completed under a US-brokered deal. Read more »

Kurdish fighters leave besieged Syria town

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 11:41 PM

Dozens of Kurdish fighters left a Turkish-besieged town in northern Syria Sunday, in what appeared to be the start of a wider withdrawal under a ceasefire deal. Read more »

More than 2,300 cross into Iraq to flee Syria fighting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 09:28 PM

The UN currently estimates that around 166,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since Turkey launched its offensive in northeastern Syria on October 9. Read more »

Turkey suspends Syria offensive

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 05:14 AM

Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone away from the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials said on Thursday. Read more »

US demands Syria ceasefire but Turkey defiant

Shaun Tandon and Nazeer al-Khatib, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 08:18 PM

Days after US troops abruptly began withdrawing, Turkish soldiers and their Syrian rebel proxies gained ground in Ras al-Ain, a key border town where Kurdish fighters had been putting up stiff resistance, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Read more »

Trump warned Erdogan in letter: 'Don't be a fool'

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 08:15 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a letter about Turkey's incursion into Syria, "Don't be a tough guy" and "Don't be a fool!" Read more »

Trump, Pelosi clash in heated White House meeting on Syria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 07:35 AM

Top congressional Democrats walked out of a fractious White House meeting on Syria policy Wednesday when US President Donald Trump attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a "third-rate politician." Read more »

Turkey could be 'responsible' for executions of Kurds in Syria: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 07:57 PM

The UN warned Tuesday that reported summary executions of civilians in northeastern Syria carried out by pro-Turkish fighters could amount to a "war crime" and that Ankara could be "deemed responsible." Read more »

Scrambling to limit damage, Trump tells Turkey to stop its Syria invasion

Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 07:23 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much-criticized decision to clear U.S. troops from Turkey's path. Read more »