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Clashes reported in Ras al-Ayn despite Syria ceasefire announcement

Sporadic clashes and shelling by Turkey-backed forces was reported in the northern Syria border town of Ras al-Ayn despite a five-day ceasefire

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Erdogan and Pence announce northeast Syria ‘ceasefire’ deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence announced a ceasefire deal in northeast Syria which the SDF will support

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Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria

US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border

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Turkey-backed rebels announce unification under ‘Syrian National Army’

Representatives of various Syrian rebel groups supported by Turkey announced their formal unification as the Syrian National Army

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Erdogan suggests unilateral Turkish military incursion into northern Syria is imminent

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated a military operation against Western-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria was imminent

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INTERVIEW: Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed on security in North and East Syria

Ilham Ahmed, President of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council, speaks to Jared Szuba about the buffer zone, Turkey, constitutional committee and security in northern Syria

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US and Turkey conduct second joint ground patrols in northeast Syria

The US and Turkey launched a second round of joint patrols in northeastern Syria on as part of plans to create a "safe" buffer zone

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US expects UN help with Turkey’s resettlement of Syrian refugees into border zone

The US expects the UN and NGOs to help “facilitate” a proposed resettlement of Syrian refugees living in Turkey into a planned buffer zone along Syria’s northeastern border

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Syrian government labels SDF ‘separatist terrorist militias’ ahead of Ankara talks

In a rare shift of rhetoric, Syria's foreign ministry called the Syrian Democratic Forces "terrorists" ahead of a Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Ankara

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UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war

The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and raids

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