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Fake news fail! ABC claims footage from Kentucky gun range shows Turkish attack on Kurdish civilians

Posted on October 15, 2019October 20, 2019By Editor

In a scarcely believable display of extreme incompetence or bald-faced lying, ABC News has broadcast footage from a Kentucky gun show, claiming it shows a Turkish assault on Kurdish civilians in northern Syria. … Read More >Fake news fail! ABC claims footage from Kentucky gun range shows Turkish attack on Kurdish civilians

Middle East

Syrian Army ‘enters city of Manbij’ at the height of Turkish offensive against Kurds

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019By Editor

The Syrian Arab Army has entered the northeastern city of Manbij, state media has reported. … Read More >Syrian Army ‘enters city of Manbij’ at the height of Turkish offensive against Kurds

Middle East

Syrian Army deployed to country’s northeast to counter ‘Turkish aggression’ – state media

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019By Editor

Syrian government troops have reportedly entered Tell Tamer, a town in the middle of the Kurdish-controlled part of the country, amid a continuing Turkish offensive against Kurdish militias. … Read More >Syrian Army deployed to country’s northeast to counter ‘Turkish aggression’ – state media

Merkel tells Erdogan to IMMEDIATELY stop Syrian op – but why should he care what Europe says?

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019By Editor

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. … Read More >Merkel tells Erdogan to IMMEDIATELY stop Syrian op – but why should he care what Europe says?

Middle East

US troops ‘leave’ Kobani as Turkish incursion advances and Kurds make deal with Damascus

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019By Editor

American troops have reportedly withdrawn from their observation post in the town of Kobani in northern Syria as Turkish army advances deeper south and Damascus says it sent the Army to the area. … Read More >US troops ‘leave’ Kobani as Turkish incursion advances and Kurds make deal with Damascus

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Turkey Vows Retaliation For Possible US Economic Sanctions

Posted on October 12, 2019October 12, 2019By Editor

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told reporters earlier on Friday that the Trump administration is considering enacting an order that would vastly expand Washington’s’ ability to impose economic sanctions against Ankara over the ongoing military offensive in northern Syria. … Read More >Turkey Vows Retaliation For Possible US Economic Sanctions

Middle East

Erdogan says Turkey ‘won’t stop’ operation in northern Syria despite ‘threats’ as US warns it can ‘shut down’ Ankara’s economy

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

Turkey’s military will continue its campaign against Kurdish militants in northern Syria despite “threats” from the US and allies, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, insisting the operation targets not Kurds but terrorists. … Read More >Erdogan says Turkey ‘won’t stop’ operation in northern Syria despite ‘threats’ as US warns it can ‘shut down’ Ankara’s economy

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War, sanctions or deal: Trump says US has ‘three choices’ with Turkey in Syria

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

US President Donald Trump has laid out three choices for Washington in dealing with Turkey’s incursion into Syria, including a “deal” between Ankara and the US-allied Kurdish militias. … Read More >War, sanctions or deal: Trump says US has ‘three choices’ with Turkey in Syria

Middle East

46 injured after Turkish border towns shelled by Kurdish militias from Syria — media

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

At least 46 people were injured and three killed, including an nine-month-old baby, in a series of attacks on Turkish border towns carried out by YPG militias based in Syria, media reports say. … Read More >46 injured after Turkish border towns shelled by Kurdish militias from Syria — media

Middle East

IMAGES from northeastern Syria show civilians fleeing Turkish ‘Operation Peace Spring’

Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019By Editor

Turkey’s military operation against Kurdish-led militias in northeastern Syria has triggered a mass exodus of civilians from the combat zone amid heavy air and artillery strikes. … Read More >IMAGES from northeastern Syria show civilians fleeing Turkish ‘Operation Peace Spring’

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