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OPCW investigates alleged banned weapons use in northern Syria

The OPCW is investigating allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the Turkey-led incursion into northern Syria

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Clashes reported in Ras al-Ayn despite Syria ceasefire announcement

Sporadic clashes and shelling by Turkey-backed forces was reported in the northern Syria border town of Ras al-Ayn despite a five-day ceasefire

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ISIS families escape Ain Issa camp in northeast Syria after Turkish bombardment

Hundreds of family members of ISIS adherents held inside a camp in Ain Issa, northern Syria, have escaped following Turkish bombardment nearby

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Turkey launches start of ‘Operation Peace Spring’ targeting SDF in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of a long-anticipated military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria

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Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria

US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border

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ISIS’s ‘caliphate’ was crushed. Now Syria’s Kurd-led alliance faces bigger battles

Reporting from Syria in the dying days of the ISIS caliphate, Jared Szuba talks to Kurds and Arabs about the fight for their shared future

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SDF prepares to resume civilian evacuations from last ISIS redoubt in Syria

The SDF prepared to evacuate more civilians from Baghuz, the last ISIS stronghold in Syria, after evacuating almost 3,000 people including hundreds of fighters over the past 48 hours

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Women and children from last ISIS pocket in Syria evacuated

A convoy of trucks evacuated dozens of people including women and children from ISIS's last Syria territory, bringing the SDF closer to retaking the last of the "caliphate"

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“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey

Senior Kurdish officials told Jared Szuba they were left in the dark after Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops and back Erdogan’s plan for northern Syria

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SDF to keep fighting ISIS unless Turkey attacks

The SDF said it will keep fighting ISIS in Syria unless it comes under Turkish attack, after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of troops

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