Syria

Israel admits 2007 air strike on ‘nuclear reactor’ in Deir Ezzor, Syria

Israel admitted it was responsible for a top-secret 2007 air raid against a suspected nuclear reactor in Syria, a strike the intelligence minister says serves as a warning to Iran

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Erdogan says Turkey to expand military operation in Syria to Manbij, Kobane and Qamishli

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to expand Turkey's campaign in Syria to other Kurd-held territory up to the Iraq border, and again threatened a military operation against Sinjar in Iraq

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Kurds threaten guerrilla campaign after Turkey takes control of Syria’s Efrin

Turkish troops and their allies took control of the Syrian town of Efrin, while mainly Kurdish militias said they would now switch to a guerrilla campaign to avoid civilian casualties. 

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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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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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Hundreds of jihadists and children with Dutch ties still in ISIS territory

Nearly 200 adults who joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq and at least 175 children with ties to the Netherlands are still in the strife-torn countries, mostly with ISIS, Dutch authorities said

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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

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Russian An-26 transport plane crashes at Syria’s Hmeimim airbase, killing all on board

A Russian Antonov-26 transport plane crashed at Hmeimim air base in Syria, killing 32 people on board, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.

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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

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Russia’s new Su-57 stealth fighter flew in combat trials in Syria, Defense Minister Shoygu confirms

Russian defense minister Sergey Shoygu confirmed that two of Russia's new Su-57 stealth fighters were recently in Syria, where they completed a program of trials.

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