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Turkey looks set to play an outsize role in shaping the new Syria after Assad

2:32pm December 18, 2024

As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one neighbor has emerged as having great influence over the new Syria.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday.

Turkey, Russia Reach Deal To Control Syrian Areas Once Patrolled By The U.S.

5:41pm October 22, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to jointly patrol an area in northern Syria previously controlled by Kurdish forces with U.S. support.

U.S.-backed Kurdish militants seem to be in talks with the Syrian regime to hand over the city of Manbij. Turkey has threatened an offensive against the town if the Kurds remain in control. Here, members of the Kurdish internal security force are seen in

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Syrian Army Amasses Outside Kurdish-Held Manbij, As Turkish Force Looms Over Border

3:22pm December 28, 2018

Weeks ago, Turkey threatened to send its military over the border if Kurdish militants didn't leave Manbij. Now the U.S.-backed Kurds seem to be making a deal with the Syrian regime.

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture as they prepare to destroy it in city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

Turkish Forces Seize Syrian City of Afrin

11:58am March 18, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The Turkish military has taken control of Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria. An advocacy group says nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.

An elderly Syrian man searches for safe shelter Wednesday in the rebel-held town of Hamouria, in eastern Ghouta. The Syrian government bombarded the area before breaking through rebel lines Wednesday night. On Thursday, thousands of civilians fled the dis

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Syrian War Enters 8th Year, Trailing Smoke And Suffering In Its Wake

8:08pm March 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Civilians outside Damascus and in Afrin marked the dark anniversary as they have all the others: by trying to survive.

Caleb Stevens (fourth from left) in Raqqa, Syria, with other members of his unit. Stevens, a 23-year-old from Michigan, traveled to Syria to fight with the Kurdish People's Protection Units or YPG.

Dozens Of Westerners Join Kurds To Fight ISIS In Syria

3:47pm March 15, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

While hundreds of Americans have tried to join ISIS, the Kurdish People's Protection Units, also known as YPG, have recruited people around the world to fight against the extremist group in Syria.

Turkish army tanks head to Afrin, an enclave in northern Syria controlled by U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters, on Monday.

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Why Are U.S. Allies Killing Each Other In Syria?

5:40pm January 23, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The U.S. partners with both Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish group that the Turkish are attacking.