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A Turkish soldier stands on an army armored vehicle on October 8, 2017 at Syria-Turkey border at Reyhanli district in Hatay. Ilyas Akengin / AFP

Idlib Battle Kicks Off as Turkish Forces, Al-Nusra Clash

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Oct 9, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Turkish forces entered Idlib in northern Syrian Sunday following clashes with militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), triggering the first signs of a battle announced two days ago by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to re-impose security in...

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A Turkish tank on the border with Syria. (Reuters)

Erdogan Launches Idlib Offensive, Rebel Factions Prepare to Fight Nusra Front

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Oct 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a “major military operation” in Syria’s northwestern province Idlib. The offensive is led by rebel factions belonging to the Free Syrian Army but with the support of Turkish forces and...

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Victims’ families are hoping for answers after last week’s chemical attack by the regime on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, to the south of Idlib, in Syria. (Reuters)

Assad Maneuvers to Turn the ‘Chemical Table’

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Apr 14, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Ankara – As Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), along with members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), were expected in Turkey on Thursday as part of their inquiry into the chemical attack that hit the Syrian...

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A Turkish tank rolls into Syria from the Turkish border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep, August 26, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Fate of Syrian Peace Talks Shaped by Ankara-held Sessions

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- The fate of future Kazakhstan-held Syria peace talks, scheduled for later January, remains undetermined as Syrian opposition parties convene in Turkey on Wednesday to name the representing delegation. Russian and Turkish delegates will be attending the...

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Militants take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014. REUTERS

Raqqa Operation Starts in Weeks, Turkey Stresses Kurdish Forces will not Enter the Town

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Nov 9, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut-Ankara announced on Tuesday that an operation to liberate Syria’s Raqqa from ISIS will start in the coming weeks, asking for guarantees to prevent the “wrong groups” from participating in the offensive, in a reference to the U.S.-backed Syrian...