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Turkey’s Battle in Syria

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 28, 2016 | Opinion

Many enemies exist before Turkey, yet the arch enemy slot is saved for Kurds who have long sought to break away from the country in hopes of an independent state. Syrian Kurds allied with their Turkish counterparts are also viewed as chief foes by Turkey. What should...

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A Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria. AFP

Turkey Sends more Tanks into Syria as Jarablus Military Council Says Attack Caused Civilian Casualties

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 27, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey on Saturday sent six more tanks into Syria as pro-Ankara forces pressed on with de-mining work in the Syrian town of Jarablus captured from ISIS this week, as a group allied to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claimed that Turkish warplanes struck civilian...

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A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, July 1, 2016. (Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said)

Washington Pushes Back Kurds East of Euphrates as Ankara Consolidates its Presence

by Nazeer Rida, Youssef Diab and Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Ankara-Syrian Kurds have accepted a U.S. request to withdraw from areas west of the Euphrates River to the east by already evacuating the countryside of Manbij and Jarablus. The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) announced in a statement issued on...

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A Turkish tank heads towards the Syria border as Turkey launched operation “Euphrates Shield” aimed at ridding the area of ISIS extremists (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

Turkey Sends More Tanks to Syria, Demands Kurdish Fighters Withdrawal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East

Demanding Kurdish militia to retreat within a week, Turkey sent more tanks into northern Syria on Thursday. The artillery was directed as to secure the border region and drive back ultra-hardline ISIS militants to neighboring Syria. Syrian opposition members backed by...

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Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Amid Russian Worries, ISIS out of Jarablus Thanks to Ankara

by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih, Nazeer Rida, Tah Abdel-Wahed | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut, Moscow- Syrian opposition forces announced Wednesday they had almost completely controlled the city of Jarablus after ISIS members were pushed out of the city. The announcement came after Turkish forces, tanks and jets backed by planes from the...