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Image copyrightAFPImage caption A picture taken from Akcakale in Turkey shows strikes on the Syrian town of Tal Abyad Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in northern Syria, as Turkish forces step up their cross-border offensive on Kurdish-hel…

(BEIRUT) — The U.N. refugee agency says tens of thousands of civilians in Syria are on the move to escape the fighting and seek safety amid a Turkish offensive into the area. Thursday’s statement by UNHCR came a day after Turkish troops began a military oper…

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkey’s offensive on Kurdish-led forces in Syria has left its European allies incensed and fearing new jihadist militancy, but they are scrambling to form a coherent response beyond refusing to pay for any new humanitarian crisis o…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. Republican senator said he plans to introduce a package of “devastating” sanctions to hit Turkey over its military operation in northeast Syria, expressing concerns over the fate of Kurds in the area. Senator Lindsey Gr…

ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain. The operation could reshape the map of the Syrian conflict once again, dealing…

Turkey began an expected military operation against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria on Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. Erdogan in a tweet said, "The Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Syrian National Army, just launched #O…

Correction: The video incorrectly introduces Mr. Ibrahim Kalin as President Erdogan's special Advisor, Mr. Kalin is the Turkish Presidential Spokesman. Turkey has boosted its forces on the Syrian border ahead of a long-threatened incursion that could target …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it had completed preparations for a military operation in northeast Syria after the United States began pulling back troops, opening the way for a Turkish attack on Kurdish-led forces long allied to Washington. Bu…

US forces are withdrawing from northern Syria to allow Turkey's offensive - AP What will the Turkish offensive look like?  Recep Tayyip Erdoan has proposed a large-scale offensive across 480km of the Turkish-Syrian border to drive back the Kurdish-led Syria…