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A Turkish armored vehicle along the Syrian border. (AFP)

Ankara Asks Washington for ‘Joint Mechanism’ to Disarm Kurds of US Arms

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jun 24, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey is seeking to establish a “joint mechanism” with the United States aimed at gathering the weapons that Washington recently sent to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). The arms were sent as part of the US support for the Syrian Democratic...

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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

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 16, 2017 | Middle East

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...

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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...

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Turkish soldiers on an armoured personnel carrier escort a military convoy on a main road in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border. Reuters

Turkey Expects ‘Euphrates Shield’ to End Early Next Year

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 18, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Turkey has given for the first time an approximate date for the end of the “Euphrates Shield” military operation that backs Free Syrian Army rebels to clear the border area with northern Syria from ISIS and Kurdish fighters. “It is expected that...

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addresses the media in Ankara, Turkey, July 29,

Ankara Warns Kurdish Fighters from Approaching al-Bab

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara – Ankara warned People’s Protection Units (YPG) from approaching al-Bab city, ISIS’s stronghold northeast Aleppo, as Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army forces are so close to take it over. Turkish Defense Minister, Fikri Isik, warned the Democratic Union...