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- Ankara confirms ‘pausing’ operation against Kurds in Syria, but says its goals stay unchanged
Turkey has confirmed reaching an agreement with the US on temporarily halting its military operation against Kurdish-led militias in northern Syria but refused to call it a ‘ceasefire’, adding that it will go on with its plans.Oct 17, 2019 20:00World News - Will they, won’t they? Erdogan says he won’t meet US delegation, will only speak to Trump, walks back hours laterThe Turkish president said he has no intention of talking to a US delegation headed by VP Mike Pence, which is due to arrive in Ankara later on Wednesday, but seems to have changed his mind hours later.Oct 16, 2019 14:26World News
- Pentagon to ‘press NATO allies to sanction Turkey’ over Syrian op, blames Erdogan for potential ‘war crimes & ISIS resurgence’Turkey’s operation in northeast Syria has “undermined” the US-led campaign against Islamic State terrorists, the Pentagon has claimed, warning that Washington will be “pressing” their NATO allies to sanction Ankara.Oct 14, 2019 21:08World News
- ‘Are you with us or with terrorists?’ Erdogan lashes out at NATO allies for failure to back Turkey’s Syria opTurkey’s President Recep Erdogan is enraged that NATO members are not supporting Ankara’s incursion into neighboring Syria, to target local Kurdish militias, arguing that in doing so they are siding with terrorists.Oct 14, 2019 12:14World News
- No ‘peace’ spring: Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria met with worldwide condemnationAnkara’s operation against Kurdish-led militias in northeastern Syria has been criticized across Europe and the Middle East, as one country after another sounded the alarm over the impact to the Syrian peace process.Oct 10, 2019 01:54World News
- Turkish invasion of Syria ‘bad idea,’ Ankara now responsible for all ISIS prisoners – TrumpAdmitting that Turkey “invaded” Syria, US President Donald Trump called the attack “a bad idea” and said the US does not endorse it. Turkey is now responsible for guarding all the Islamic State captives in the area, he added.Oct 9, 2019 17:49World News
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