Syrian Forces Enter a Key Border Town, Thwarting Turkish Plans

Syrian forces on Wednesday night rolled into the strategic border town of Kobani, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a ‘safe zone’ free of Syrian Kurdish fighters along the frontier as part of its week-old offensive.

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Turkey’s Erdogan positioned to be Putin ally in NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could help Russia in multiple ways if he continues to undermine the effectiveness of NATO from within the transatlantic alliance, according to diplomats and analysts.

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Syrian Christians to US: ‘Don’t Abandon Us Now’

Not long after the defeat of the Islamic State in the area, Syrian Christians warn that US military withdrawal from the Kurdish-controlled region, announced yesterday by President Donald Trump, will expose them to danger.

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Turkish army pushes into Syria, people flee as air strikes, artillery hit border town

Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with air strikes and artillery hitting YPG militia positions around the border town of Ras al Ain.

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Hamas said waging ‘secret war’ to purge jihadist groups from Gaza

Gaza’s Hamas rulers have been waging a ‘secret war’ against followers of the Islamic State and other Salafist groups in the Strip, according to a recent report in the Lebanese daily Al Akhbar.

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Turkey military advances as U.S. withdraws from Syria

World leaders were “preparing for the worst” Monday as Turkey moved quickly toward a sweeping military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria after President Trump’s surprise announcement that he would pull American forces out of a crucial buffer zone along the border between the two nations.

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