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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryMiddle East
SDF ready to support northern Syria security zone with international guarantees
The SDF announced its readiness to support a safe-zone to protect northeastern Syria “from the danger of genocide” and “foreign intervention"
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14 JanuaryMiddle East
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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11 JanuaryCommentary
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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9 JanuaryMiddle East
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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6 JanuaryMiddle East
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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2 JanuaryMiddle East
“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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Dec- 2018 -23 DecemberMiddle East
“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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21 DecemberMiddle East
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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19 DecemberMiddle East
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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15 DecemberMiddle East
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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