Turkey
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Jun- 2018 -21 June
Turkey receives F-35s from Lockheed, despite US Senate ban
Lockheed Martin held a roll-out ceremony for the delivery of two F-35s to Turkey despite a ban on the export of the stealthy joint strike fighter to America's NATO ally
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21 June
Assad’s bluff may double as a gain for Syria’s Kurds
President Bashar al-Assad has threatened military action against northern Syria, but do his threats cloak an opportunity for a deal with the Kurds?
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11 June
Turkish military launches operations against PKK in Iraq’s Qandil and Sinjar, Erdogan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish military operations against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Qandil and Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan had begun
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8 June
US gave guarantees to protect Manbij after Turkey deal, MMC spokesperson says
Shervan Derwish says the US and Coalition gave Manbij Military Council assurance that Manbij would not be attacked
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7 June
Turkey’s thirst for power threatens water war with Iraq
Iraq, including Kurdistan, relies on the Euphrates and Tigris for 98 percent of its water. Hydroelectric dam building in Turkey is blamed for a 40 percent drop in water levels
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6 June
From 4×30 readiness to Russia’s resurgence, NATO defense ministers face hectic meeting schedule
Ahead of the NATO defense ministers meeting, Drake Long looks at Turkey, Russia and other hot-button issues likely to come up for debate
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5 June
Biji Manbij? US and Turkey plan for the Syrian city’s future without the YPG
After months of talks and threats of military action against the strongest force fighting ISIS in Syria, the U.S. and Turkey agreed to a ‘roadmap’ that would see the YPG leave Manbij
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5 June
YPG to leave Syria’s Manbij after US-Turkey deal
The People's Protection Units (YPG) announced that it would withdraw advisors from the Syrian city of Manbij, a day after the United States and Turkey agreed to a roadmap
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May- 2018 -21 May
US troops unlikely to withdraw from Syria after ISIS defeat in Deir Ezzor
US troops are unlikely to leave Syria after defeating ISIS in Deir Ezzor despite tough talk from President Trump and Turkey's calls for the SDF to leave Manbij, Wladimir Van Wilgenburg reports
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11 May
Raytheon awarded $242 million Rolling Airframe Missile contract
Raytheon has been awarded a $242 million contract for Rolling Airframe Missile guided missile round packs for the U.S. Navy, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.
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