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Oct- 2018 -30 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey finalizes plans to ‘destroy’ YPG in northern Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey has completed preparations for an operation in northern Syria to "destroy" the US-backed YPG that Ankara considers to be a terrorist group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
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30 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military base
Turkey dismissed as "unrealistic" demands to close a military base in Qatar as sought by a Saudi-led bloc caught up in a row with the emirate
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28 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP member
Turkey's armed forces fired artillery shells into northern Syria, with state media saying the shelling targeted positions held by the YPG
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19 OctoberMiddle East
Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27
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14 OctoberCommentary
The failure of the Idlib deal could alter Syria’s future
The looming deadline for the Russia-Turkey deal in Idlib raises several scenarios that could impact the future of the Syrian conflict
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11 OctoberMiddle East
YPG announces arrest of 3 ISIS foreign fighters in northern Syria
The YPG announced the arrest of three men it said were foreign fighters with ISIS, including Canadian recruiter Muhammad Ali, a German man and a Turkish national
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10 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey says Syria rebels pull heavy arms from Idlib province
Turkey said a planned buffer zone in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib has been cleared of heavy weapons as part of a deal reached between Moscow and Ankara
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9 OctoberMiddle East
Syria: US and Turkish forces begin training for Manbij joint patrols
US and Turkish forces have begun training for joint patrols around Manbij in northern Syria, Turkey's national defense minister said
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8 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels ‘complete’ heavy weapons withdrawal from Idlib
Syrian rebels have completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from a planned Demilitarized Zone in opposition-held Idlib, under a deal agreed by Turkey and Russia
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4 OctoberMiddle East
Turkish soldiers killed and wounded in IED attack in southeast
Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack caused by an improvised explosive device in southeastern Turkey blamed on "terrorists," the provincial governor said.
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