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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference following the talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 10, 2017 | Middle East
Turkey today slammed as unacceptable a US plan to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped a US decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Syria will be changed by the time he visits...
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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)
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...
