Manbij
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Mar- 2018 -17 MarchCommentary
Omar Alloush – murdered for building a shared future for Syria’s Arabs and Kurds?
Assassinated in his home, Alloush worked for reconciliation between Arabs and Kurds, focusing on stabilization projects in land liberated from ISIS. Syrian Kurds blame Turkey for his murder.
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13 MarchMiddle East
Syria: Turkey says Efrin town encircled, agreement reached over military deployment in Manbij
Turkey's military and Syrian rebel allies have encircled the Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said, while Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that an agreement was reached with the US for Turkish troops to deploy in Manbij
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2 MarchCommentary
From Hasakah to Manbij: How I got shot at by rebel snipers in Syria
When Wladimir Van Wilgenburg returned to Syria to cover the ongoing war in the north, he quickly found that getting access to the frontlines in Afrin and Manbij was more difficult than anticipated
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Feb- 2018 -13 FebruaryCommentary
The Manbij Conundrum
The collapse, or eviction by military force, of the SDF from Manbij would have dire consequences for the stability of the SDF, and by extension, the entire US mission to build stability in the wake of the Islamic State in Syria.
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Jan- 2018 -27 JanuaryMiddle East
Turkey tells US to “immediately withdraw” from Manbij, Syria
Turkey urged the United States to withdraw military personnel from Manbij, Syria after Ankara said the US said it would stop arming the predominantly Kurdish YPG
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25 JanuaryCommentary
Will Turkey attack Manbij?
Experts discuss whether Turkey's Operation Olive Branch incursion into Syria's Afrin will also target Manbij
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14 JanuaryMiddle East
Turkey slams “unacceptable” Coalition plan to build Syrian Border Security Force
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin heavily criticised the United States and the Coalition, saying that the Syrian Border Security Force is "legitimizing the PKK."
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13 JanuaryMiddle East
Syria: Erdogan warns of Turkey military operation in Efrin and Manbij ‘in about a week’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly signalled an imminent military operation against Manbij and Efrin in northern Syria
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