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Turkey and Russia are in agreement on Efrin operation – Erdogan

Russia is in agreement with Turkey over the operation in Syria's Efrin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

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Turkish ground offensive in Syria to begin on Sunday, PM Yildirim says

Turkey's prime minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday that a Turkish ground offensive in Efrin, Syria was likely to begin on Sunday

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Turkey conducts first airstrikes against Efrin in Syria after Russia withdraws troops

Turkey launched heavy airstrikes on the city of Efrin in an operation dubbed ‘Operation Olive Branch’ after Russian troops withdrew

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Turkey’s military operation against Efrin has begun, defense minister says

Turkey's military operation against the Kurdish-controlled Efrin region of Syria has "de facto" begun, defense minister Nurettin Canikli said

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Syria will respond to Turkish “aggression” in Efrin, minister says

The Syrian government will respond to Turkish "aggression" in Efrin and will destroy air targets in Syrian airspace, the deputy foreign minister said

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US backtracks on Syrian ‘border guard’ plan after Turkish threats to attack Efrin

The US will train forces linked to the SDF but will not create a border force, officials said as Turkey threatened to attack Efrin

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Turkey’s national security council says steps to be taken immediately to defeat threats from Syria

Turkey's national security council said steps should be taken "immediately and resolutely" to defeat threats against the country from western Syria

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UK “not involved” in Syrian Border Security Force

Updated January 16 The United Kingdom is not involved in the new Syrian Border Security Force set up by the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State and the Syrian Democratic Forces, a foreign ministry spokesperson said. “We are not involved in this particular line of Coalition effort. We remain clear that liberated areas must have long-term, legitimate and inclusive local governance and security structures,” a U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson told The Defense Post on Tuesday, January 16. On Saturday, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs Officer Colonel Thomas F. Veale told The Defense Post that the Coalition and SDF were working jointly to train the 30,000-strong Syrian border security force. The BSF will be partly composed of veteran fighters and operate under the leadership of the SDF, the backbone of which is made of the People’s Protection Units (YPG). Turkey’s foreign ministry on Sunday said Turkey was not consulted on the establishment of the Border Security Forcce and that Turkey does not know which Coalition members approved the decision. “To attribute such a unilateral step to the whole Coalition is an extremely wrong move that could harm the fight against Daesh,” the ministry said. A spokesperson for the Coalition told The Defense Post that “Turkey is a …

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Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force

The US-led Coalition against ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces are training a 30,000-strong Syrian border security force made of Kurds and Arabs

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Syria: Erdogan warns of Turkey military operation in Efrin and Manbij ‘in about a week’

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly signalled an imminent military operation against Manbij and Efrin in northern Syria

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