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Turkish strikes hit water, power infrastructure in Syria’s Kurdish-held northeast

BEIRUT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Turkey has carried out a wave of air strikes on electricity and oil infrastructure in Syria's Kurdish-held northeast that has put several power stations out…

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Turkey freezes assets of 82 organisations, people for alleged ties to Kurdish militants

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey froze the local assets of 20 organisations and 62 individuals based in various European countries, Australia and Japan, citing alleged ties with Kurdish militant group PKK,…

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Turkey says it ‘neutralised’ at least 14 Kurdish militants in northern Syria overnight

ANKARA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Turkish forces have "neutralised" at least 14 Kurdish militants in northern Syria in overnight attacks on militant targets, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday, as…

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Swedish court convicts man of helping Kurdish militants, boosting Sweden’s NATO bid

A Swedish court on Thursday found a man guilty of attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a ruling that could help end Turkey's veto of Sweden's application to…

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Paris shooting suspect expressed ‘hatred of foreigners’, says prosecutor

PARIS (Reuters) - The suspect detained over the killing of three Kurdish people in Paris told investigators of his "hatred of foreigners", the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday. The 69-year-old…

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Photo Story: Police action against protesters on seventh anniversary of Suruc explosion

Turkish police detain protesters during the seventh anniversary of the 2015 Suruc bombing in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday. At least 32 people were killed and some 100 wounded in a…

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria

ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militants targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and northern Syria, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on…

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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish targets in northern Iraq

Turkey’s Defence Ministry said its warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq’s Haftanin region on Wednesday, the second such operation launched against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in recent…

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Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13

A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry said about 20 others were…

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NATO chief warns ‘fight against ISIS is not over’

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Wednesday that ISIS could revive itself following the US withdrawal in Syria. In a press conference setting the agenda for an upcoming, high-level…

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Turkey, Russia broker deal on further withdrawal of Kurdish YPG

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a joint news conference with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the two leaders had agreed to a further withdrawal of Syrian…

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Kurdish forces pull out of besieged town

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have withdrawn from the besieged border town of Ras al-Ayn, fulfilling part of a fragile US-brokered deal with Turkey. On Sunday, dozens of vehicles…

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Violent incidents between Kurds and Turks injure several across Germany

Nine people, including five police officers, were injured Wednesday evening in the latest escalation in Germany between Kurdish demonstrators and Turks over Turkey's military incursion in northeast Syria. Police said…

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Trump shrugs off Turkish incursion into Syria, says ‘not our border’

President Donald Trump has said Turkey's incursion into Syria is "not our border", and called the former US allies the Kurds "no angels". The US is facing intense criticism for…

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Erdogan rejects calls for ceasefire in Syria

US Vice President Mike Pence is heading to Ankara on Wednesday in a bid to negotiate a cease-fire deal in northeastern Syria, despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejecting any truce in the region. "They say 'declare…

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Russia-backed Syrian forces enter key city Manbij in northern Syria

The strategic city of Manbij has come under Syrian government control after Russia and Syria moved troops into areas near Turkey's border, filling a vacuum left by withdrawal of…

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Kurds reach deal with Syrian army to resist Turkish offensive

The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey's offensive against them. Syrian state media earlier…

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Pope Francis appeals for new dialogue effort based on sincerity, honesty and transparency for efficient solutions on Syria

Pope Francis has appealed for a new effort at dialogue after U.S. forces pulled back from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey’s offensive against Syrian Kurds there. Francis said…

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The Kurds – The People abandoned to their fate – Tonio Galea

This article appeared first on The Corporate Dispatch Week, 12th October edition and is written by Tonio Galea, CiConsulta Geopolitical Research and editor of www.corporatedispatch.com. This week, the White House announced unexpectedly that U.S. troops are pulling…

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Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish militia enters fourth day

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels advanced into the border town of Ras al Ain in northeast Syria on Saturday but it was unclear how far, with Turkey saying it had taken the…

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The CorporateDispatch Week – 12th October 2019

This week the geopolitical scenario took a very particular twist where understanding what happened and how it evolved is paramount to see where this might go. In this week's edition…

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Photo Story: Protests against the Turkish military operation in north-eastern Syria

A series of photos of the protest around the world against the ongoing Turkish military operation in northern Syria against Kurdish forces. Turkey has launched an offensive targeting Kurdish forces…

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US builds pressure to halt Turkish incursion against Kurds

Pressure is building in the US to stop Turkey continuing its offensive against Kurdish-held areas in Syria. Defence Secretary Mark Esper warned of "serious consequences" while Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…

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US troops in Syria come under fire, 100,000 flee homes as assault continues

As Turkey intensified its ground and air offensive on Kurdish positions in northern Syria, the Pentagon said that Turkish artillery fire landed near a United States military observation post located…

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First Turkish soldier killed in Syria

Turkey has suffered its first military casualty since launching its controversial cross-border offensive in north-eastern Syria. The Turkish defence ministry said on Friday that a soldier was "martyred" in the…

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Tens of thousands fled Turkish offensive in less than 24 hours

More than 60,000 people have already fled areas in northeast Syria, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday, less than 24 hours after Ankara launched an offensive in…

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Heavy fighting on second day of Turkish assault in Syria

Turkish forces are stepping up air strikes and a ground offensive, as their incursion into Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria enters a second day. Turkey's military said it had seized…

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Widespread condemnation for Turkish offensive in northern Syria

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on Turkey to immediately cease the operation and urged restraint from all sides. He cautioned that the European Union would not fund a "safe zone"…

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Syrian Kurds mobilize ahead of Turkish incursion

The Kurdish militia-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday declared a three-day state alert in preparation for the Turkish incursion. "As threats and mobilization of the Turkish Army and its…

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Kurdish fighters feel betrayed by U.S.

On Monday the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - who occupy former IS territory in the north-east of Syria - said US forces had begun to withdraw from border areas,…

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Turkey announces incursion into northeast Syria

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Kurds want an international court to try ISIS foreign fighters

Kurdish Syrian fighters that defeated and removed ISIS fighter from their last strongholds called for an international tribunal to prosecute hundreds of foreigners rounded up in the nearly five-year campaign…

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Trump welcomes fall of ISIS in Syria

US President Donald Trump welcomed the fall of ISIS's five-year "caliphate", but warned that the terror group remained a threat. Mr Trump's remarks came after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces…

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Kurdish fighters and White House declare complete fall of ISIS in Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have declared an end in the battle against ISIS in Baghouz, eastern Syria, the last bastion of ISIS in Syria. The SDF have claimed "all territory…

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ISIS announces the killing of an Italian citizen

ISIS announced that it killed an Italian citizen identified as 33 year Lorenzo Orsetti from Florence. Initial information indicates that Orsetti had left Italy to join Kurdish forces fighting against…

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Trump and Erdogan discuss Syria

U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Monday he wants to address Turkey’s security concerns in Syria but stressed the importance that Washington’s…

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Belgium: Two-year-old girl died after being shot during a police chase for a van with Kurds

A two-year-old girl died on Thursday after being shot in the face by a bullet near Namur, Belgium. The incident happened during a police chase on the highway to a…

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