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The Kurds are the 'ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran'

Turkey began a fresh offensive against Kurdish groups in Syria on Sunday amid a concurrent air campaign against Iraqi Kurdistan launched by the troubled Iranian regime – embattling Kurds on both sides of their border-spanning homeland.

France 24

Top US, Turkish Generals Hold Phone Call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the US military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Türkiye’s air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient. The US military statement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: Explosion Near Syrian Capital Kills Iranian Colonel

An explosion in Syria has killed an official with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, the force said on its website Wednesday, blaming Israel for the killing. The force identified the officer killed as Col. Davoud Jafari, who it said was working for the Guard's aerospace division.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Top U.S., Turkish generals hold phone call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient.

Reuters

Russia asks Turkey to refrain from full-scale Syria offensive

Russia has asked Turkey to refrain from a full-scale ground offensive in Syria, senior Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Wednesday, because such actions could trigger an escalation of violence.

Reuters

Fresh Türkiye Strikes in Syria as Erdogan Vows Ground Operation 'Soon'

Türkiye struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow. Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish…

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Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

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Erdogan says Turkey will launch Syria land operation when convenient

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it will launch a land operation there when convenient.

Reuters

Explosion Near Damascus Kills Iranian Revolutionary Guards Colonel

An explosion near the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed an official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the force said on its website Wednesday, blaming Israel for the killing. The force identified the officer killed as Col. Davoud Jafari, who it said was working for the Guard. The statement warned that Israel…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

This weekend's Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria also threaten to stoke tensions with the Syrian government

The Independent UK

Shamima Begum’s school and police ‘missed opportunities’, court told

Shamima Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join IS in February 2015.

The Independent UK

Police should have helped Shamima Begum return to UK, court told

Tribunal hears there were grounds to suspect the then 15-year-old had been groomed as a child bride

The Guardian - UK

Five Civilians Killed, Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Syria’s Azaz

A rocket attack on the opposition-held northwestern Syrian city of Azaz killed five civilians and wounded five others on Tuesday, a nurse at a local hospital and a local activist said. The dead included a child and four men, the nurse at the hospital in Azaz and the activist told…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In an unprecedented moment, Kurds across the Middle East are under attack from all sides

While the West is distracted, Iran and Turkey launch attacks on ethnic group for domestic gains

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Reuters

Turkey used U.S., Russian-controlled airspace in Syria strikes -sources

Turkey's warplanes crossed into Russian and U.S.-controlled airspace for the first time to attack the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, and it has rallied Syrian allies to possibly expand the campaign, several Turkish and Syrian rebel sources said.

France 24

Turkish drone hits Syrian Kurdish base used by US-led coalition, says Kurds

A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone strike on Tuesday, according to a Syrian Kurdish group and independent monitoring agency. The strike came as the US and Russia urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call off…

The Independent UK

Russia urges Turkey to show restraint in Syria

A Russian official has called on Turkey “to show a certain restraint” in order to prevent further escalation in Syria, where tensions heightened over the weekend after Turkish airstrikes killed and wounded a number of Syrian soldiers

Al Jazeera

Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’

Erdogan’s comments come as Russia calls for restraint, despite understanding Turkey’s ‘security concerns’.

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Russia says it respects Turkey's concerns in Syria but calls for restraint

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it respects what it calls Turkey's "legitimate" security concerns over Syria but said all parties there should avoid steps that could worsen the situation.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan signals a Turkish ground offensive in Syria, Iraq

Russia and the US call for de-escalation amid Turkish cross-border raids on Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cleverly: We Will Continue to Take Action to Prevent Iran’s Destabilizing Activity in the Region

British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly stressed that London will continue to work with its allies to “take the necessary measures to prevent Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region.” “We will continue to take action both to prevent that destabilizing activity in the region…

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Russia Calls on Türkiye to Show 'Restraint' in Syria

Russia on Tuesday said it hoped Türkiye would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "any excessive use of force" in Syria, where Ankara has carried out air strikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters. "We hope to convince our Turkish colleagues to refrain from resorting to…

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Türkiye Tells US to Stop Backing Syrian Kurdish Militia as Clashes Escalate

Türkiye called on the United States to halt support for a Syrian Kurdish militia on Tuesday after an escalation in retaliatory strikes along the border which prompted Washington to warn against military action that would destabilize Syria. The comments came as Turkish artillery kept up bombardment of Kurdish bases and…

The Guardian - UK

How airstrikes by Israel, Turkey and Russia denote a new era in Syrian war

Regional interests remain very much at stake in conflict neither isolated, nor solely Syrian – though often forgotten

Reuters

Russian envoy urges restraint by Turkey in Syria - media

Russia has called on Turkey to show restraint in its use of "excessive" military force in Syria and to keep tensions from escalating, Russian news agencies cited a Russian envoy to Syria envoy as saying on Tuesday.

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