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Turkish forces pushed deeper into northeastern Syria on Friday, the third day of a cross-border offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters that has set off another mass displacement of civilians and met with widespread criticism from the international community. CBC | World News
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Divided UN fails to agree on Turkey’s offensive in Syria
The divided UN Security Council has failed to agree on Turkey’s offensive in northeast Syria, with Europeans demanding a halt to military action and Syrian ally Russia calling for “restraint” and “direct dialogue” between the two countries. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. pullback in Syria has some questioning Netanyahu’s alliance with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bet on President Donald Trump has yielded major diplomatic gains but the U.S. pullback from Syria is raising worries about that strategy. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey says ground forces are advancing Kurds in northern Syria
Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said, launching airstrikes and unleashing artillery shelling on Syrian towns and villages the length of its border. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey holidays: Britons issued travel warning as Turkey bombs Syria – how safe is it?
TURKEY has announced it is attacking Syria as towns on the Turkish border are hit. Turkey is a hugely popular holiday destination for Britons but how safe is Turkey now? This is the latest Foreign Office travel advice. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Who are the key players in Turkey’s Syria offensive, and what’s at stake?
Turkish forces have begun a military operation in northeast Syria, just days after U.S. troops began vacating the area. Who are the key players in the offensive and what’s at stake? CBC | World News
Read More »‘A bloody conflict’: Trump’s actions in Syria will have long-term consequences
The fallout from President Donald Trump’s decision to remove U.S. troops from northeastern Syria has been swift and deadly, as Turkey has begun its assault on the region and America’s now-former allies, the Syrian Kurds, dig in for what they say will be a bloody conflict on two fronts. CBC | World News
Read More »‘It’s a strategic win’: Why Russia is settling in for the long haul in Syria
The Russian military recently took foreign media, including CBC, on a tour of its operations in Syria. The trip showed that despite fierce criticism from human rights groups and ambivalence back home, Russia is planning for a lengthy stay, Chris Brown writes. CBC | World News
Read More »Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack
The Kurdish-led civilian administration in northeastern Syria issued a “general mobilization” call along the Syrian border with Turkey on Wednesday as Ankara poised for an imminent invasion of the area in the latest major escalation in the war-ravaged country. CBC | World News
Read More »UN calls for protecting civilians in northeast Syria
Civilians must be spared in any Turkish military operation in northeast Syria, where the United Nations hopes that displacement and atrocities can be prevented, a senior UN aid official said on Monday. CBC | World News
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