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Fearing conscription into Assad’s army, Syrian Kurds flee to Iraq
Syrian Kurdish men in Iraq say they fled not only Turkey's military offensive but the possibility of conscription into Assad's army
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‘It’s very easy for ISIS’ – Peshmerga commander warns of return to Iraq mountain town
Peshmerga commander Sirwan Barzani says it's easy for ISIS to hide out in pockets of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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SDF unable to secure ISIS prisons in Syria if Turkey attacks
The US decision to clear the way for a Turkish invasion of Syria will jeopardize security at the prisons holding tens of thousands of ISIS suspects
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INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq
US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview
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‘We can trust no one’: Syrians cast doubt on Idlib ceasefire
A Russian-brokered ceasefire is in place in Idlib province, but civilians and rebels in northwest Syria are skeptical it will last
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Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve
Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib
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Khan Sheikhoun a ghost town as Syrian regime advances
As the Syrian government inches closer to rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun, scores of people have fled the once-vibrant town in Idlib province
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