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Turkey hits back after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops

Source:Yahoo News Date:04Feb2020

Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkish forces had hit 54 targets in Idlib in retaliation and “neutralised” 76 Syrian government soldiers, the state-owned Anadolu agency reported.

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Erdogan Keen to Spare Russia Ties as Turkey Hits Syrian Forces

Source:Bloomberg Date:03Feb2020

True, but how?   The fighting in Idlib is testing the marriage of convenience between Turkey and Russia in Syria, where the two powers have carved up spheres of influence. Still, both sides

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What stops return of Syrians in Turkey to area held by Turkish forces?

Source:al Monitor Date:31Jan2020

No comment needed   Hamdo said fewer than expected are returning “because many are committed to schools and jobs in Turkey. The next few months are likely to witness more refugees

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France sends warships to Mediterranean to deter Turkey

Source:Middle East Monitor Date:31Jan2020

Add another one to Turkey’s growing list of foreign conflicts   French President Emmanuel Macron has sent warships to the Eastern Mediterranean to give support to Greece against

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s assertive foreign policy shakes international order

Source:Financial Times Date:28Jan2020

Sinan Ulgen, a former Turkish diplomat who chairs the Istanbul-based think-tank Edam, said it was “inevitable” that any leader at Turkey’s helm in recent years would have wanted to reassess the

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Libya Is Dead

Source:The National Interest Date:25Jan2020

For one, Sarraj and Hiftar were nowhere to be seen. While both were apprised of developments throughout the day, neither one could get himself to sit in the same room with the other. Merkel made

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Caught in Iran crisis, Afghan refugees go to Turkey

Source:Seattle Times Date:24Jan2020

Turkey has not ONE, but many refugee crisis   Afghans make up the largest group of people crossing the border illegally into Turkey, according to Interior Ministry data. The government says

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From Russia with love: Turkish and Syrian spymasters meet in Moscow

Source:al Monitor Date:19Jan2020

According to information obtained by Al-Monitor, the Syrian side urged Ankara to outline a timetable for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria — first from the de-escalation outposts in

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4 Turkish citizens dead in Mogadishu terror attack

Source:Anatolian Agency Date:18Jan2020

Turkey on Saturday condemned a terrorist attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu which injured a score of civilians. “We curse and condemn the terrorist attack which targeted innocent

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Turkish opposition unites against presidential system

Source:Ahval News Date:12Jan2020

Opposition to the presidential system has become a flag for disparate opposition parties represented in parliament to rally around, and an issue where there is rare agreement. The two new

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