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Turkish soldier killed, three injured during operation against Kurdish militia in northern Syria, says Ankara

Three more soldiers were injured in the 'operation region', the defence ministry said in a statement after clashes with the militia on Thursday, but gave no further details

Donald Trump switches from threatening to 'obliterate' Turkey economy to inviting its president to visit White House

In a span of 24 hours, President Donald Trump moved from threatening to obliterate Turkey's economy if it invades Syria to inviting its president to visit the White House

US military says order to withdraw American troops from Syria signed; Donald Trump, Recep Erdogan agree to coordinate pullout

The order to withdraw American troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said Sunday, after President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum in the wake of the controversial move.

Human Rights Watch says US should not transfer suspected jihadists from Syria to Iraq 'if they will be at risk of torture or unfair trial'

The New York-based watchdog said the United States had transferred suspected members of the Islamic State group for trials in Baghdad. "The US should not be transferring IS suspects from Syria to Iraq or elsewhere if they will be at risk of torture or an unfair trial," HRW's Nadim Houry said.

Iraq elects veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as its new president; government-formation to take place soon

Iraq's parliament elected veteran Kurdish politician, Barham Salih, as the country's new president on Tuesday in a step toward forming a new government nearly five months after national elections.

Kurdish refugee wins equivalent of Nobel for Maths, to have it stolen in minutes

Birkar gained asylum & citizenship in Britain before being established as a brilliant mathematician

Syria's Bashar al-Assad threatens force against US-backed Kurds, says Americans should leave the country

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned US-backed Kurdish forces he would not hesitate to use force to retake the third of the country they control

As Islamic State caliphate nears its end, control of oil-rich Deir al-Zor province becomes prominent

Latest reports and analysis of Islamic State territory show liberation forces closing in on caliphate territory, but it also means fight over Islamic State spoils and territories is just beginning

Iraqi forces reclaim control over town of Hawija, one of Islamic State's last bastions

Hawijah, 230 kilometres (140 miles) north of Baghdad, was at the centre of a pocket of mainly Sunni Arab towns that were among the final holdouts from territory seized by the jihadists in 2014.

US refuses to recognise Kurdistan's independence referendum, calls for focus on fight against Islamic State

The US announced on Friday that it did not recognize the outcome of the referendum on independence held by the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Monday