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Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target

EghtesadOnline: Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State.

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Publish Date:30/August/2016 | 08:26

U.S. tries to stop feuding allies from unraveling Syria strategy

EghtesadOnline: The United States scrambled on Monday to get its feuding allies, Turkey and Kurdish YPG militia, to focus their firepower on Islamic State instead of each other after clashes that have threatened to unravel America's war strategy in Syria.

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Publish Date:30/August/2016 | 06:33

Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed

EghtesadOnline: Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group said had killed at least 35 villagers.

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Publish Date:29/August/2016 | 05:35

No incursion into Kobani: Kurds warn Turkey

EghtesadOnline: Kurds have staged a protest rally in the Syrian town of Kobani to warn Turkey against a potential military incursion into the town.

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Publish Date:28/August/2016 | 10:53

More Turkish tanks enter Syria in push against Islamic State, Kurdish militia

EghtesadOnline: At least nine more Turkish tanks entered northern Syria on Thursday as part of an operation aimed at driving Islamic State out of the border area around Jarablus and stopping Kurdish militia fighters from seizing territory, Reuters witnesses said.

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Publish Date:25/August/2016 | 09:47

Russia says future use of Iran air base depends on Syria circumstances

EghtesadOnline: The Russian military said on Monday its aircraft operating from an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria had completed their tasks, but left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if circumstances warranted.

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Publish Date:23/August/2016 | 06:52

Russian cruise missiles target Syria

EghtesadOnline: Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on Friday, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran.

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Publish Date:20/August/2016 | 08:49