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Turkey steps up assault against Kurdish militants in northern Syria defying threats of US sanctions, international protests

Turkish soldiers and militia allies battled their way into a strategic Kurdish border town as they stepped up their assault on northeastern Syria in defiance of mounting international protests and threats of US sanctions

Turkey to continue operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria despite 'threats', says Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, dismissing what he called 'threats' from other countries.

Iran opposes military action against Kurdish forces, urges Turkey to respect Syria's territorial integrity

Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call that Tehran is opposed to military action in Syria, the foreign ministry has said

Andrew Brunson row: Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey won't be cowed by US sanctions as lira dips drastically

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will not be cowed by the US over the Andrew Brunson row

Pro-Assad air strikes in Eastern Ghouta kill over 200; Syria sends troops to fight Turkey in Kurd-held border

Regime air strikes on Wednesday pushed the death toll from three days of bombing in Syria's rebel Eastern Ghouta to over 200 as Damascus pitched pro-government forces into the fray against Turkey in a Kurdish-held border region.

Syria conflict: All Syrian Islamic State fighters leave one-time bastion Raqqa, says human rights monitor

The jihadists left Raqqa with their families, heading to unknown destinations, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Syrian warplanes seen over Kurdish-held Hasakeh city despite US warning

Syrian government warplanes were again in the air over the mainly Kurdish-held city of Hasakeh early on Saturday despite a US warning against any new strikes that might endanger its military advisers, a monitor said.

IS claims responsibility for carrying out suicide bombing in Syria

The Islamic State (IS) group said on Wednesday that it carried out a suicide bombing that killed 16 people in a mainly Kurdish city in northeastern Syria.

Syrian rebels call Vladimir Putin a liar, say they received no aid from Russia to fight ISIS

Syrian rebels debunked reports of receiving aid from Moscow, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his air force has been supporting opposition factions battling jihadists.