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Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif at a joint press conference following a meeting in Ankara on August 12, 2016. (AFP)
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A member of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, drives down a road leading to the Tabqa dam as they advance in their battle for ISIS’ stronghold in nearby Raqqa. AFP
US-Turkey Differences on Kurds Set to Grow as Ankara Calls for McGurk’s Ouster
Turkey called Thursday for the removal of Brett McGurk, the US diplomat coordinating the international coalition fighting ISIS, after it accused him of backing Syrian Kurdish militia, a move that would likely aggravate tension between Ankara and Washington. Washington...Caption:
Brett McGurk, the United States’ envoy to the coalition against ISIS. Reuters
Brett McGurk: ‘Baghdadi is Hiding, We Cannot Confirm his Death’
Washington- Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS at the U.S. Department of State Brett McGurk addressed reporters at the White House shortly after meeting with President Obama and other national security officials about the ongoing...Caption:
An ISIS flag hangs on the wall of an abandoned building in Tel Hamis in Hasaka countryside after the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) took control of the area March 1, 2015. REUTERS/Rodi Said
U.S. Envoy: ISIS is losing, Coalition to Intensify Pressure
ISIS is lagging behind in a battle by forces arraigned against if from many sides in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. envoy to a coalition fighting the group said on Saturday. The focus now has to turn to stabilizing cities seized back from them, he added. Addressing a press...Caption:
A man walks past abandoned buildings in the northern Syrian town of Kobani January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal