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Participants of Syria peace talks attend the meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on January 23 [Reuters/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov]

Astana Urges Syrian Parties to Set up Geneva Negotiations

by FatehArrahman Youssef and Caroline Akoum | Feb 12, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh-Beirut- The Riyadh-based Syria opposition announced the assembly of its delegation to attended the Geneva negotiations. Turkish forces had also reportedly entered the border Syrian city, al-Bab. Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Saturday entered the ISIS-held...

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Smoke rises from the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Bloody Day for Turkish Army at Al-Bab Battlefront

by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Feb 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- The Turkish Army faced a bloody day Thursday in the countryside of Aleppo, in northern Syria, after a Russian warplane accidentally attacked Turkish soldiers while hitting ISIS positions around al-Bab city, killing three of them and injuring 11 others....

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Smoke rising from a vehicle near al-Bab city, northern Aleppo province, Syria October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Three Turkish Soldiers Killed in Russian Air Strikes in Syria, Putin Blames Poor Coordination

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 9, 2017 | Middle East

Russian air strikes accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others when engaging in an operation against terror group ISIS in northern Syria on Thursday, the Turkish military said. “During an operation by a Russia Federation warplane against...

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A fighter from the Free Syrian Army plays with a dog at a checkpoint captured from ISIS group jihadis near the town of Qabasin, located northeast of the city of Al-Bab, some 30 km from Aleppo/ AFP

ISIS Besieged in Al-Bab, Disputes among Astana Sponsors

by Said Abdul Razzak | Feb 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Moscow – ISIS militants are now encircled in the city of al-Bab after Syrian regime forces advanced Monday in the north of Syria towards the south of the city while the Turkish army and Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions tightened the lose on the terrorist...

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Turkey’s Defence Minister Fikri Isik answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara. Reuters

Ankara: ‘Al-Bab Operation Continues as Planned’

by Thaer Abbas | Jan 30, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- It is too early to speak about the retreat of ISIS terrorists from the northern Syrian city of al-Bab as they are still active in the city, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said on Sunday. On Saturday, Turkish media reported, citing military sources, that...