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Mixed Messages From US as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds - New York Times Wed, 24 Jan 2018 02:22:10 GMT

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Mixed Messages From US as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The White House sent out a message aimed at mollifying Turkey's president on Tuesday, suggesting that the United States was easing off its support for the Syrian Kurds. That message was quickly contradicted by the Pentagon, which said it ...
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Erdogan, US Exchange Taunts Over Turkey's Syria Offensive - Bloomberg Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:10:42 GMT

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Erdogan, US Exchange Taunts Over Turkey's Syria Offensive
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The trigger for the Afrin incursion was a plan by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State to set up a new armed force in an area of northeast Syria near Turkey's border, controlled by Kurdish fighters who are working with American troops. Erdogan ...
'Relentless' shelling as Turkey intensifies Afrin pushAljazeera.com
Syria offensive: Turkish troops 'capture villages' in AfrinBBC News
Turkish Troops Attack US-Backed Kurds in Syria, a Clash of NATO AlliesNew York Times
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Deputy Secretary General in Istanbul: Turkey is a vital member of NATO - NATO HQ (press release) Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:59:07 GMT

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Deputy Secretary General in Istanbul: Turkey is a vital member of NATO
NATO HQ (press release)
The Deputy Secretary General thanked Turkey for its many contributions to the Alliance, including counter-terrorism expertise, deployments to Afghanistan and Kosovo, and support for Ukraine. She also set out the ways in which the Alliance contributes ...
NATO confirms 'solidarity' with TurkeyRudaw

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Human Rights Watch Reports on Violations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey - Armenian Weekly Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:58:34 GMT

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Human Rights Watch Reports on Violations in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey
Armenian Weekly
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a respectable and prominent NGO, issued last week its annual report that documented human rights violations during 2017 in more than 90 countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. Azerbaijani journalist Afgan ...

U.S. Senate, Turkey, Davos: Your Tuesday Briefing - The New York ... - New York Times Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:02:07 GMT

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U.S. Senate, Turkey, Davos: Your Tuesday Briefing - The New York ...
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(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good morning. Here's what you need to know: Photo. Credit Pete Marovich for The New York Times. • The U.S. government shutdown is over: President Trump signed a bill funding the government ...

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Turkey Extradites Lebanese Suspect Behind Hamas Car Bombing - Haaretz Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:49:54 GMT

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Turkey Extradites Lebanese Suspect Behind Hamas Car Bombing
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On January 14, Hamas official Mohammed Hamdan was wounded when a bomb exploded in his car next to his home in the Lebanese port city of Sidon. Betiah fled to Turkey after the bombing. "The bomb that targeted a Hamas member in Sidon is a dangerous ...

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As Turkey Invades, Kurds See Betrayal Once Again - Wall Street Journal Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:06:00 GMT

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As Turkey Invades, Kurds See Betrayal Once Again
Wall Street Journal
In Kurdish history, there's a betrayal that looms large. In the 1970s, the U.S. armed Kurdish fighters to rise up against Saddam Hussein in Iraq, as part of an effort to help the pro-American Shah of Iran. Then, once the Shah suddenly struck his own ...

Turkey and EU shadow-box over illusive accession process - EURACTIV Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:30:56 GMT

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Turkey and EU shadow-box over illusive accession process
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Turkey's accession process is neither formally suspended nor canceled but the European Commission is not working on opening new negotiation chapters, an EU official told EURACTIV.com following Ankara's fresh all-or-nothing request for full membership ...

First Cryptocurrency Freight Deal Takes Russian Wheat to Turkey - Bloomberg Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:06:43 GMT

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First Cryptocurrency Freight Deal Takes Russian Wheat to Turkey
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The first freight deal settled in Bitcoin was executed last month on a vessel carrying wheat from top shipper Russia to Turkey, according to Prime Shipping Foundation, the venture behind the transaction. The consignment was part of pilot testing of ...

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US Asks Turkey to Show Restraint in Syria - VOA News - Voice of America Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:33:37 GMT

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US Asks Turkey to Show Restraint in Syria - VOA News
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The United States is expressing concern about Turkey's offensive in northern Syria and top officials are appealing for restraint and fears that the conflict could spread. At Monday's White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the ...

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