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Smoke rises from al-Bab city, northern Aleppo province, Syria October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Turkey’s Army Chief: Northern Syria Military Advance Achieved Targets

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria launched six months ago has achieved its planned targets following the seizure of the Syrian town of al-Bab, the head of Turkey’s chief of staff, Hulusi Akar, said on Friday, according to Reuters. “With al-Bab...

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A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel sits in a vehicle in the northwestern border town of Al-Bab on February 23, 2017. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP

Dozens Killed in Blast Near Syria’s Al-Bab after ISIS Defeat

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

A suicide bomber attacked rebels backed by Turkey just outside the northwestern Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing more than 40 people in a major blow just hours after they hailed its capture from ISIS. The bomber blew up a vehicle packed with explosives outside a...

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Numan Kurtulmus talks to foreign media in Ankara. Reuters

Syria: Ankara Announces Full Control over al-Bab City

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Feb 22, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the international community should support the local population in Raqqah once the Syrian city is cleared of ISIS terrorists. Speaking after a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Ankara on Monday,...

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addresses the media in Ankara, Turkey, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Ankara Criticizes Tehran’s Sectarianism

by Said Abdul Razzak | Feb 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the Iran strategy and role played in the region has a destabilizing nature with an end goal of making both Iraq and Syria two Shi’ite states. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Cavusoglu said...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviews a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 7, 2017. Picture taken February 7, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace – Reuters

Erdogan: We will Stay Until Liberation of Raqqa, Establishment of Safe Zones

by Nazeer Rida, Saeed Abdulrazeq | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Euphrates Shield troops have now besieged Syria’s al-Bab and reached the town’s center. Speaking at Ataturk International Airport ahead of his departure for Bahrain, the first leg of his four-day...