Kurdish militia
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Erdogan spokesman slams U.S. military for backing Syrian Kurdish militia
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman lashed out at the U.S. military on Thursday after it re-tweeted a statement by a Kurdish-dominated alliance it backs in Syria saying…
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Turkish air strikes hit 12 targets in north Iraq: military
EghtesadOnline: Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 targets in northern Iraq late on Monday, the military said, striking a region where Ankara says the leadership of Turkey's outlawed Kurdish militant…
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Blasts hit govt-held and Kurdish parts of Syria: state media, monitor
EghtesadOnline: Five explosions hit government-controlled areas and a city held by a Kurdish militia in Syria on Monday morning, killing several people, state media and a monitor said.
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Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkey renewed air strikes on Islamic State sites in Syria on Friday, extending operations along a 90-km (56-mile) corridor near the Turkish border which Ankara says it is clearing…
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U.S. lauds fragile respite between Turkey, Kurdish fighters in Syria
EghtesadOnline: The United States welcomed an apparent pause in fighting between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia fighters in Syria on Tuesday, both of them members of the coalition…
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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…
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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…
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Kurdish militia launches assault to evict Syrian army from key city of Hasaka
EghtesadOnline: The Kurdish YPG militia launched a major assault on Monday to seize the last government-controlled parts of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka after calling on pro-government…