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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said

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‘We can trust no one’: Syrians cast doubt on Idlib ceasefire

A Russian-brokered ceasefire is in place in Idlib province, but civilians and rebels in northwest Syria are skeptical it will last

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YPG begins withdrawal from Syria-Turkey border

YPG forces have begun withdrawing from the Syria-Turkey border area as part of an agreement with the US and Turkey

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Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve

Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib

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Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front

Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province

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Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says

The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said

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Syrian regime advances on Khan Sheikhoun in embattled Idlib

Syrian government forces advanced on the strategic town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, threatening to encircle a pocket of Islamist rebels

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US and Turkey start work on Syria border zone

A US delegation arrived in Turkey to begin work on creating a buffer zone in northern Syria, under a plan strongly rejected by Damascus

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Syria government ‘categorically rejects’ US-Turkey buffer zone plans

Damascus said it rejects a US-Turkish plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria, blaming Syria's Kurds for the proposal

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Turkey and US agree to jointly administer northern Syria border zone

The US and Turkey agreed to establish a joint operations center to administer a proposed buffer zone on Syria’s northeastern border

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