Syria

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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Turkey is using refugees to justify attacks on Efrin, Syrian Kurds say

Syrian Kurdish officials, including those opposed to the PYD, say Turkey is using refugees to justify its attacks on the enclave of Afrin and wants to use Operation Olive Branch to change the demographics of the region

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Red Army in the grey zone: Russia’s greatest threat to the US is ‘less-than-war’

Crispin Burke argues that a credible US military deterrent may encourage Russia to use less-than-war measures, including military contractors and cyber power – designed to create plausible deniability and preclude the US from striking back

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Putin orders daily ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a daily 5-hour "humanitarian pause" in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta beginning on Tuesday, Russia's Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu said

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Turkey says it struck a ‘terrorist’ convoy in Syria; Kurds say it was civilian

Turkey's armed forces struck a convoy it said was "carrying terrorists, weapons and ammunition" near mainly Kurdish Efrin in Syria, but Kurds say the it was civilian and carrying humanitarian supplies

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Turkey says armed unmanned ground vehicles to be used in Efrin operation

Turkey's armed forces will use armed unmanned ground vehicles during its Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria, a government department said.

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