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Turkey’s Defence Minister Fikri Isik answers a question during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, August 5, 2016. REUTERS/Tumay Berkin

Ankara: Diplomatic Solution in Manbij is Imperative

by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey considers that brokering a diplomatic settlement for Syria’s Manbij between Russia and the United States is central for the Syria peace process. Finding a diplomatic solution with the United States and Russia on northern Syria’s Manbij has...

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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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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...