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Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front

Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province

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Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says

The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said

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Syrian regime advances on Khan Sheikhoun in embattled Idlib

Syrian government forces advanced on the strategic town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, threatening to encircle a pocket of Islamist rebels

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US and Turkey start work on Syria border zone

A US delegation arrived in Turkey to begin work on creating a buffer zone in northern Syria, under a plan strongly rejected by Damascus

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Syria government ‘categorically rejects’ US-Turkey buffer zone plans

Damascus said it rejects a US-Turkish plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria, blaming Syria's Kurds for the proposal

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Turkey and US agree to jointly administer northern Syria border zone

The US and Turkey agreed to establish a joint operations center to administer a proposed buffer zone on Syria’s northeastern border

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Esper says US would prevent ‘unilateral’ Turkish action against SDF in northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "eliminate" the YPG in northeast Syria – a move deemed "unacceptable" by the Pentagon

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Turkey rejects latest proposals on Syria safe-zone, accuses US of stalling

Turkey rejected the latest US proposals to establish a controversial safe zone in SDF-controlled northeast Syria

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US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara

Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border

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Turkey carries out airstrikes in Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat’s murder

Turkey launched an airstrike in Qandil, Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region

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