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Mar- 2018 -

6 March

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SDF fighters redeploy from battle against ISIS to defend Efrin

Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will redeploy 1,700 fighters from fighting ISIS to defend a Kurdish enclave under Turkish attack

2 March

Commentary

Wladimir Van Wilgenburg

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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

Feb- 2018 -

21 February

Middle East

Syria NDF militia members near Jandaris in Efrin

Fergus Kelly

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Turkey says forces aiding YPG are ‘legitimate targets’ after pro-regime militias enter Efrin

Turkey said it will consider any groups aiding the YPG in the majority Kurdish Efrin canton in Syria as "legitimate targets" a day after pro-government militias entered the enclave.

13 February

Commentary

Opinion Editor

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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.

12 February

Middle East

Fergus Kelly

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SDF claims it shot down a Turkish Bayraktar drone that crashed in Efrin

The Syrian Democratic Forces claimed its fighters shot down a Turkish Bayraktar Tactical drone that crashed near Quda, a small town in the Rajo district of Efrin near the Syria-Turkey border.

10 February

Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin at Hmeimim air base in Syria

Anna Varfolomeeva

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UPDATED: More than 200 Russians may have been killed in Coalition strikes against ‘pro-regime’ forces in Syria

More than 200 Russians may have been killed by Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces strikes in Deir Ezzor, Syria, according to audio shared on Russian social media

10 February

Middle East

Fergus Kelly

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Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border

Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.

8 February

Middle East

Joanne Stocker

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Coalition and SDF thwart Syrian ‘pro-regime’ forces attack in Deir Ezzor

US-led Coalition forces and partnered Syrian Democratic Forces fended off what appears to be a coordinated attack on the SDF near the deconfliction line east of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor, the Coalition said

Jan- 2018 -

31 January

Middle East