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Oct 13, 2019 17:18
Tensions are mounting in northern Syria as Damascus has started moving its forces to face Turkish troops that are carrying out an operation against the Kurds in the area, state news agency Sana reports.
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- Merkel tells Erdogan to IMMEDIATELY stop Syrian op – but why should he care what Europe says?German Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan halt his military incursion into northern Syria. But why would the Turkish leader listen? After all, he has 3.6 million reasons not to.Oct 13, 2019 18:06
- Putin visits Saudi Arabia for first time since 2007 – but can Russia be friends with EVERYONE in the Middle East?Russia defends Iran, backs Bashar Assad in Syria and criticizes Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Riyadh would seem a risky balancing act – but is instead a pragmatic move rooted in mutual interest.Oct 13, 2019 17:43
- Syrian Army moving to face ‘Turkish aggression’ in the north – state mediaTensions are mounting in northern Syria as Damascus has started moving its forces to face Turkish troops that are carrying out an operation against the Kurds in the area, state news agency Sana reports.Oct 13, 2019 17:18
- Turkish-backed forces ‘CUT OFF US troops’ after seizing key highway in SyriaTurkish forces have taken control of a key supply route in northern Syria, as Ankara’s offensive against Kurdish militias continues. The seizure cuts off US forces in the region, amid a hasty American withdrawal.Oct 13, 2019 16:48
- ‘Others may want to come in and fight’: Trump calls withdrawal of remaining US troops from northern Syria ‘very smart’Donald Trump has ordered an urgent evacuation of remaining US troops from northern Syria, saying that Washington won’t take sides in the conflict between Turkey and the Kurds.Oct 13, 2019 15:00
- Turkey will push 35km into Syria and Western arms embargoes won’t make it turn back – ErdoganPresident Erdogan has shed light on some plans for his country’s offensive in northern Syria, setting territorial limits to his troops’ advances. He warned that nothing – including Western pressure – can stop Turkey’s operation.Oct 13, 2019 14:35
- Xi warns any attempt to divide China will end in ‘SHATTERED BONES’Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt and unambiguous warning to any foreign actors trying to tear Hong Kong from Beijing, stating that such plots would not end well for the perpetrators.Oct 13, 2019 14:10
- Trump threatens to impose ‘powerful sanctions’ on TurkeyUS President Donald Trump has promised to work with both parties in Congress to hit Turkey with “powerful sanctions,” after Ankara’s military launched a much-criticized operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria.Oct 13, 2019 13:50
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- Imran Khan says Pakistan will push for Iran-Saudi mediationIslamabad will do everything it can to promote dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, as tensions grow between the two Gulf rivals.Oct 13, 2019 13:19
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