Tag: #Kurdish Forces
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Iran welcomes Turkey-Russia deal on Syria
TEHRAN, Oct 23 (XINHUA/APP):Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday welcomed a recent deal between Turkey and Russia on the cease of conflicts in northern Syria. “Iran welcomes any measure that would honor territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Syria,” the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a statement. Iran regards the deal as a “positive…
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Turkey Denies Blocking Retreat of Kurdish Forces in Syria: Official
Istanbul, Oct 19 (AFP/APP): Turkey on Saturday denied Kurdish forces’ claim that Ankara is blocking their pullout from a proposed safe zone along the border under a US-brokered agreement. “YPG is disseminating false information to sabotage the Turkey-US agreement,” a senior official told AFP, referring to Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) deemed by Ankara as…
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Turkey accuses Kurdish forces
Turkey accuses Kurdish forces of releasing Islamic State prisoners from Syria
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US forces start Syria border pullback
Qamishli, Syria, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):US forces in northern Syria started pulling back Monday from areas along the Turkish border ahead of a feared military invasion by Ankara that Kurdish forces say would spark a jihadist resurgence. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that “US forces withdrew from the border areas with Turkey”…