Cypriot arrested in north for taking part in protest in south
A female Cypriot citizen was arrested by authorities in the north for participating in a protest in the state-controlled areas against the Turkish invasion of...
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More than 200,000 people fled Syria’s Afrin
More than 200,000 people who fled a Turkey-led offensive on the Kurdish town of Afrin are without shelter or access to food and water in...
Protesters storm German consulate on Greek island of Crete
A group of people burst into the German consulate on the Greek island of Crete on Friday to stage a protest against the Turkish military...
Syrians leave Ghouta for second day, Turkey attacks Afrin
Air strikes killed dozens of people in eastern Ghouta on Friday and Syrians fled rebel territory toward government positions for a second day, a war...
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Water to Syria’s Afrin town has been cut for a week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, after Turkish troops seized the main dam and...
Turkish military says has encircled Syria’s Afrin town
Turkey’s military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in...
Erdogan says Syria’s Afrin town under siege, entry imminent
Turkey‘s military and its rebel allies have besieged the northern Syrian town of Afrin and were nearing its town centre, President Tayyip Erdogan said on...
Kurdish-allied Arab fighters move to Afrin from IS fronts
Kurdish-allied Syrian Arab militias are redeploying 1,700 fighters from fronts against Islamic State to the Afrin region to help fend off a Turkish offensive, they said on...
Turkish forces shell convoy headed to Syria’s Afrin region
The Turkish army struck a convoy entering Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin region, which Ankara said carried fighters and weapons but Kurdish forces said was made up...
Stakes rise in Turkish Afrin attack as pro-Assad militia arrive
Turkey shelled Afrin overnight on Tuesday and showed no sign of slackening its assault on the Kurdish-held region despite the arrival of pro-Syrian government militia...
Pro-Syrian govt forces enter Afrin to aid Kurds against Turkey (updated)
Pro-Syrian government forces entered Syria’s northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of...
Erdogan says US funding of YPG militia to impact decisions
A decision by the United States to continue to fund the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s future moves, President Tayyip Erdogan said on...
Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against Turkey
Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurds are getting indirect help from an unlikely source in their war against Turkey in the northwestern region of Afrin: President Bashar al-Assad....
Friend or foe? Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against Turkey
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurds are getting indirect help from an unlikely source in their war against Turkey in the...
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militia targets in Syria
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish YPG militia targets in Syria’s Afrin region, the army said on Friday, after a lull in air strikes following the shooting...
Macron warns Turkey over Syrian operation
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Turkey that its operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria should not become an excuse to invade the country and...
Turkey to US: end support for YPG or risk confrontation
Turkey urged the United States on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria,...
Erdogan says to extend Syria operation
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey would extend its military operation in Syria to the town of Manbij, a move that could potentially bring Turkish...
US, British citizens join battle against Turkey in Afrin
US, British and German volunteers who have fought Islamic State with Kurdish-led forces in Syria are in the Afrin region to battle a Turkish assault...
Turkey arrests over Syria operation social media posts reach 150
Turkey has detained a total 150 people for “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media about its military campaign against a Kurdish militia in Syria since the...
