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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) meets with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan at Beylerbeyi Palace in Istanbul November 22, 2014. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Biden Says Syrian Kurdish Forces Must Pull Back to Get U.S. Support after Manbij

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2016 | Middle East

The United States made it clear to Kurdish forces in Syria that retreating beyond the east of the Euphrates river after seizing control of the Syrian town of Manbij is a condition to retain U.S. support, Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. Ankara has worded...

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A Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria, in Karkamis, Turkey. AP

Turkey in Cross-border Operation against ISIS in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey’s military launched an operation before dawn Wednesday to clear the Syrian border town of Jarablus from ISIS militants as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is determined for Syria to retain its territorial integrity, vowing to take matters into...

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A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter inspects a room, which according to the SDF was used by ISIS militants to prepare explosives, in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Photo: Reuters

Turkey Fires at ISIS in Syria after Shells Hit Turkish Border Towns

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey’s military fired 40 shells at ISIS and U.S.-backed Kurdish forces across the Syrian border on Tuesday. The projectiles were launched in response to a prior assault Turkey had suffered with two mortar shells which were launched from Syria territory....

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A Turkish flag flies over the Karkamis border crossing, as an ISIS flag is seen at the customs office of Syria’s Jarablus border gate in the background, in Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey August 1, 2015. Reuters/ /Murad Sezer

Free Syrian Army Races Kurds to Jarablus from Turkey

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 22, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut-While Ankara is preparing to present a plan to form a “safe zone” inside Syria reinforced by its latest agreement with Russia and Iran, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) plans to attack the ISIS-controlled region of Jarablus from inside Turkey to prevent any...