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Turkey Continues to Amass Forces ahead of Incursion in Northern Syria

Turkey and its allied Syrian National Army continued to amass forces in northern Syria on Thursday ahead of the imminent launch of a Turkish offensive against the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in Tal Rifaat and Manbij west of the Euphrates River. Turkey continued to send reinforcements to the frontlines in…

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Syrian Democratic Forces Warn Against New Turkish Attack

The commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday a new offensive threatened by Turkey in northern Syria would create a humanitarian crisis and undermine a campaign against ISIS. SDF general commander Mazloum Abdi called on all sides to "prevent any new tragedies and support de-escalation," Reuters…

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U.S.-backed Syrian force warns against new Turkish attack, Russia alarmed

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday a new offensive threatened by Turkey in northern Syria would create a humanitarian crisis and undermine its campaign against the Islamic State group.

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Turkey says Syria military operation to target Tal Rifaat, Manbij

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says military operation will target two cities controlled by the SDF in northern Syria.

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As the world watches Ukraine, Turkey prepares a military move into Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given strong signals that a fresh cross-border military operation is imminent

The Independent UK

Russia Deploys Jets to US-Held Regions in Syria's East

The Russian military sent fighter helicopters and jets to Qamishli airport in the region east of the Euphrates River in Syria's east, where American forces and their allies, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), are deployed. The development took place amid reports that Turkey was preparing to launch an offensive…

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The Child Victims of ISIS

Repatriating the Residents of Syria’s Detention Camps

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Analysis: Erdogan's vow to expand Syria operations raises stakes in Turkey-NATO row

President Tayyip Erdogan's pledge to launch military operations soon to expand safe zones already set up across Turkey's southern borders has raised the stakes in his row with NATO partners over Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

Reuters

Russian-Turkish Patrol in Ain al-Arab, Coalition Convoy Enters Hasakah in Syria

A new patrol by Russian military police and Turkish military forces toured Ain al-Arab, of the Kobani countryside in northern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the joint patrol of eight Russian and Turkish military vehicles had set off from Ashma, west of Kobani. It patrolled…

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ISIS Plotted to Seize Syria's Hasakeh, Declare Formation of New Group

ISIS was plotting to seize Syria's Hasakeh city and launch new operations to seize the province in wake of this year's prison break by members of the terrorist organization, revealed a member of a sleeper cell of the group. The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released the confessions of the…

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US to Allow Foreign Investment in Northeast Syria without Sanctions

The United States will allow some foreign investment in areas of northeast Syria outside government control without coming under sanctions, it said on Wednesday, a move it says is aimed at helping a region previously controlled by ISIS. Speaking in Marrakech at a meeting of the global coalition against ISIS,…

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MSSRF project to enhance coconut farmers’ income in Kuttanad

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ISIL attacks warn of a re-emergence in northeast Syria

An attack on a Ramadan iftar on Wednesday was the latest to be blamed on ISIL in Syria’s northeast.

Al Jazeera

Several killed in suspected ISIL attack on northeast Syria iftar

Gunmen attacked a Ramadan iftar gathering in Deir Az Zor, killing seven people.

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Suspected ISIS Gunmen Kill 7 Syrians at Ramadan Iftar Meal

Suspected ISIS group gunmen have attacked a Ramadan gathering hosted by a former official of a US-backed group in eastern Syria, killing seven and wounding four, opposition activists said Thursday. The Wednesday night attack in the Abu Khashab area in Deir el-Zour province targeted the home of a former spokesman…

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Erdogan Threatens to Expand Operations Against Kurds in Northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expand military operations against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after a Turkish policeman was killed in the northern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo governorate. The development took place in wake of the killing and injury of several SDF members in a Turkish raid…

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SDF Chief: Turkey Hinders Anti-ISIS Operations

Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi said Turkey has intensified attacks against SDF-run areas east of the Euphrates, violating international covenants with the guarantor countries. He pointed to the Turkish attacks targeting Syria’s Ain al-Arab (Kobani) and the drone attacks that have killed innocent civilians and administrative…

The Hindu

India allows Japan to pick up aid using commercial plane

Ministry of External Affairs however said one aircraft of Japan’s Self–Defence Forces has been given overflight permission.

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Ankara Announces Killing of 2 SDF Leaders in Northeastern Syria

Turkey announced on Monday the killing of two senior leaders of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), the largest component of the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Two “terrorist” leaders of the YPG were eliminated in an air raid targeting their location in the al-Hasakah governorate, northeastern Syria, Turkish intelligence…

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Russia Threatens Syria's Kurds with New Turkish Incursion

The Russian mediator in Syria warned Kurdish forces that Turkey would carry out an incursion should they reject Moscow's conditions to end the tensions between Qamishli and Damascus. Informed sources told the German news agency (dpa) that the mediator informed the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that Turkey-backed Syrian opposition…

Reuters

U.S.-backed Kurds tighten siege of Syrian army-run enclaves in northeast

U.S. backed Kurdish-led forces tightened the siege on neighborhoods under the control of the Syrian government in two Kurdish-controlled cities in northeast Syria, officials from both sides said on Thursday.

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Turkey, Russia Hold Joint Patrol in Northeast Syria

Russian Military Police held on Monday a joint patrol with Turkish forces in Syria's Ain al-Arab (Kobani). The patrol was the 95th between the two forces in the region since both countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 2019. It comprised eight Russian and Turkish military vehicles, accompanied by two Russian…

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US Forces Conduct Drills in Bases Attacked by Iran

The US-led international coalition forces conducted military maneuvers and training in the vicinity of Al-Omar oil field in northeastern Syria, after their base came under missile attacks in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The US Army Central Command (Centcom) announced that four US soldiers were slightly wounded in the…

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Taste for free curry leaves Japanese defence force members in a pickle

Six members receive brief suspensions after years of eating free ‘navy curry’ they were not entitled to

Al Jazeera

Clashes between ISIL and Kurds kill four in Syrian camp

ISIL cell attacks Al-Hol camp, leading to the death of three civilians and one ISIL fighter.

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