Turkey
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Dec- 2019 -6 December
Esper says US pullback from parts of northeast Syria complete
The US has completed a pullback of forces from contested areas of northeast Syria, Defense Secretary Esper told Reuters on Wednesday
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3 December
Erdogan threatens to block NATO’s Baltic defense plan
Turkey will block a NATO plan to defend Baltic countries if it doesn't label a Kurd-led militia in Syria as terrorists, President Erdogan said
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Nov- 2019 -28 November
Mortar fire kills 2 Turkish soldiers in Akcakale on Syria border
Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar hit their post in Akcakale on the Syrian border, the defense ministry said
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25 November
Turkey tests Russian S-400 air defense missile system
Turkey began testing its Russian S-400 missile defense system despite repeated calls from the US that it could lead to sanctions
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23 November
US deployment to Syria’s oilfields won’t halt further Turkish attacks, Kurdish official says
US forces guarding northeast Syria's oilfields will not prevent an expansion of Turkey’s incursion, TEV-DEM official Aldar Xelil said
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15 November
Tel Tamer’s hectic hospital belies northern Syria ceasefire
Near the front line town of Tel Tamer, Syrian rebels backed by Turkish airpower and artillery capture a new village nearly every day
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14 November
“The sky is against us” – Syrian Christian fighters struggle to hold their lines in Tel Tamer
Syriac Military Council's Aram Hanna says resisting Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria is impossible without heavy weapons
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14 November
Russia moves helicopters to new Syria base in Qamishli near Turkey border
Russia has begun moving helicopters and other equipment to a new base in Qamishli in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border
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11 November
Turkey begins deporting ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ to Europe and the US
Turkey's government intends to deport at least 25 citizens of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the US
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11 November
US and SDF resume joint operations against ISIS sleeper cells in Syria
US forces and the SDF have begun operations against ISIS sleeper cells in northern Syria, foreign affairs official Aldar Xelil said
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