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US presses for deal with Turkey to protect Syrian Kurdish partners

US officials are stepping up diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement with Turkey to protect the Coalition’s partner in the war against ISIS

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The duties of comrades-in-arms

It is the responsibility of the world to repay the Kurdish people and the rest of the peoples of the region for their sacrifice in the fight against ISIS, Polat Can argues

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YPG and SDF capture 13 ISIS foreign fighters in one week

The YPG said it captured eight foreign ISIS fighters during the battle to recapture the Syrian town of Hajin in the eastern Deir Ezzor province from the group 

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US wants guarantees that Turkey will not ‘endanger’ Syria partner forces after troop withdrawal

National Security Advisor John Bolton said US troop withdrawal from Syria depends on conditions being met, including that Turkey should not endanger America's partners

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“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey

Senior Kurdish officials told Jared Szuba they were left in the dark after Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops and back Erdogan’s plan for northern Syria

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“What can we tell them?”: US general pressed for reassurance for SDF after Syria withdrawal decision

After Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, a CJTF-OIR commander sought direction on what to tell their SDF partners

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Turkey postpones Syria military operation against YPG pending US withdrawal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a military operation in northern Syria against the YPG had been postponed, but warned the 'waiting period' was not open-ended

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US to leave Syria-Turkey border observation posts in effort to buy withdrawal time

US officials plan to dismantle recently-built observation posts on the Syria-Turkey border after President Donald Trump announced US troops are to withdraw

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EU expects Turkey to refrain from ‘unilateral’ Syria military action, Mogherini says

The European Union's chief diplomat Federica Mogherini said the EU expects Turkey to refrain from any unilateral military action in northeast Syria

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Erdogan announces new operation against YPG in Syria ‘within days’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he will launch a new operation in Syria within days against the YPG risking renewed tensions with the US

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