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Syria says US ‘stealing’ oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels

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The Syrian government has accused the US of “stealing” the country’s oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed with Kurdish rebels. … Read More >Syria says US ‘stealing’ oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels

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Powerful Explosions Rock Ammo Dump of US-Backed Militia in Northeast Syria, Report Says

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The oil-rich eastern Syrian provinces of al-Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor have been rife with tensions in recent months amid competing claims for control by the Damascus government, the US-allied majority Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey-backed militants, and remnants of the Daesh (ISIS)* terrorist group. … Read More >Powerful Explosions Rock Ammo Dump of US-Backed Militia in Northeast Syria, Report Says

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Massive truck bomb explosion in Syria’s Afrin kills 40+ civilians & Turkey-backed militants (GRAPHIC VIDEOS)

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Dozens of people, including children, were killed in an enormous blast in the Syrian city of Afrin after a truck-borne bomb detonated in the middle of a crowded street. Turkey immediately pinned the blame on ‘Kurdish terrorists. … Read More >Massive truck bomb explosion in Syria’s Afrin kills 40+ civilians & Turkey-backed militants (GRAPHIC VIDEOS)

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Greater Kurdistan? Just kidding! Esper tells Syrian Kurds US never promised them a state

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The US never promised Syria’s Kurds that it would help them build an autonomous state, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has insisted, despite years of hints to the contrary. So much for the birth pangs of that New Middle East. … Read More >Greater Kurdistan? Just kidding! Esper tells Syrian Kurds US never promised them a state

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Turkey refusing to sign NATO defense plan for the Baltics, pressing alliance to label Syria’s Kurds as ‘terrorists’ – report

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Ankara has reportedly been blackmailing NATO, refusing to sign the proposed defense plan for the Baltics and Poland unless the alliance officially recognizes Kurdish-led militia in northern Syria as a “terrorist group.” … Read More >Turkey refusing to sign NATO defense plan for the Baltics, pressing alliance to label Syria’s Kurds as ‘terrorists’ – report

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Pence tells Iraqi Kurdish leader Trump has their backs – weeks after hasty US retreat in Syria

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Iraqi Kurds should rest assured that Washington is firmly backing them – just take it from VP Mike Pence, who made a surprise visit to Iraq weeks after his boss was dragged through the mud at home for abandoning Syrian Kurds. … Read More >Pence tells Iraqi Kurdish leader Trump has their backs – weeks after hasty US retreat in Syria