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Fighters from the Free Syrian Army ride armoured pick up trucks during battles against ISIS militants near the town of Qabasin. (AFP)
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Turkish forces and Syrian rebels enter al-Bab in wake of battles against the ISIS militant group. (AFP)
Ankara Announces Plan to Set up Military Base in Syria’s al-Bab
Ankara – Turkey officially revealed on Monday its plan to establish a military base in the Syrian city of al-Bab. Turkish deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak told Hurriyet daily on the margins of his trip to Bosnia that the chief of staff is going ahead with work to...Caption:
Khalifah al-Khidr, a Syrian who was held captive in an ISIS prison in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, revisits one of the prison cells on March 2, 2017. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP
Syria: Writings of Hope and Disappointment on al-Bab Jail Walls
Al-Bab, Syria- On the walls of a former ISIS jail in the city of al-Bab, Syrian detainees whiled away endless months by scrawling phrases and poems, praying for freedom or bidding farewell to loved ones. One former prisoner of the jihadists, Khalifah al-Khidr,...Caption:
Turkey’s Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, center, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and Russia’s Chief of Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov attend a meeting in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, Turkey, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. AP
Turkish-US-Russian Coordination to Avoid Conflict in Northern Syria
Ankara- The top generals from Turkey, US and Russia have met to discuss developments in Syria and Iraq to prevent “the risk of a conflict” during their fight against ISIS. Hulusi Akar, Turkish chief of staff; Joseph Dunford, US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff;...Caption:
Syrian rebels walk in the northwestern border town of al-Bab on February 24, 2017. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP