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Turkish threats leave Syria Kurds in fear for symbolic city

Kobane (Syria) (AFP) - In the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane, gripped by fear of a Turkish offensive, Saleh Abdo Khalil passes an open-air "museum" of buildings reduced to rubble.

AFP

Syria Kurds fear thaw between Assad regime and Turkey

Beirut (AFP) - Syria's Kurds, bracing for a Turkish land offensive against their autonomous northern region, face an additional threat: being squeezed by warming ties between their foe Ankara and the Assad regime.

AFP

Middle East round-up: The first Arab World Cup

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

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Turkey says it will launch land invasion of Syria with 'far-reaching consequences'

Local counter-terror operations against Islamic State - who continue to plot attacks against the West - are now on hold as Kurdish militants prepare to fight a ground war with Turkey

Daily Mirror

Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon

Turkey has stepped up air attacks on northern Syria since the November 13 Istanbul bombing.

Al Jazeera

U.S. has "moral duty" to prevent Turkish incursion in Syria, Kurdish commander says

Gen. Mazloum says the U.S. has not done enough to protect its Kurdish partners.

Axios

The Kurds are the 'ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran'

Turkey began a fresh offensive against Kurdish groups in Syria on Sunday amid a concurrent air campaign against Iraqi Kurdistan launched by the troubled Iranian regime – embattling Kurds on both sides of their border-spanning homeland.

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Top US, Turkish Generals Hold Phone Call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the US military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Türkiye’s air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient. The US military statement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top U.S., Turkish generals hold phone call

The United States' top general spoke with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation when convenient.

Reuters

Turkey more determined 'than ever' to secure Syrian border

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey said Wednesday it was more determined than ever to secure its Syrian border from attacks by Kurdish forces, threatening a ground operation "at the most convenient time".

AFP

Kurds: stateless people under attack from all sides

Paris (AFP) - The Kurds are a non-Arab ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people whose dreams of an independent homeland were brutally quashed throughout the 20th century.

AFP

Turkey vows intent 'stronger than ever' to secure Syrian border

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey said Wednesday it was more determined than ever to secure its Syrian border from attacks by Kurdish forces, threatening a ground operation "at the most convenient time."

AFP

Fresh Türkiye Strikes in Syria as Erdogan Vows Ground Operation 'Soon'

Türkiye struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow. Ankara launched a series of air strikes in Operation Claw-Sword on Sunday -- hitting dozens of Kurdish…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria says his group is prepared to repel a ground invasion by Turkey

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Reuters

Erdogan says Turkey will launch Syria land operation when convenient

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it will launch a land operation there when convenient.

The Independent UK

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

This weekend's Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria also threaten to stoke tensions with the Syrian government

AFP

Fresh Turkey strikes in Syria as Erdogan vows ground operation 'soon'

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey struck several targets in Syria on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued new threats to launch a ground operation "soon" against Kurdish fighters despite calls for de-escalation from Washington and Moscow.

The Independent UK

In an unprecedented moment, Kurds across the Middle East are under attack from all sides

While the West is distracted, Iran and Turkey launch attacks on ethnic group for domestic gains

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Erdogan vows ground operation into Syria 'soon'

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Tuesday that Turkey would "soon" unleash a ground operation into Syria against Kurdish targets in defiance of mounting international pressure.

Reuters

Turkey used U.S., Russian-controlled airspace in Syria strikes -sources

Turkey's warplanes crossed into Russian and U.S.-controlled airspace for the first time to attack the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, and it has rallied Syrian allies to possibly expand the campaign, several Turkish and Syrian rebel sources said.

AFP

Erdogan signals ground operation into Syria 'soon'

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Tuesday that Turkey would "soon" launch a ground operation into Syria against Kurdish targets defying mounting international pressure.

France 24

Turkish drone hits Syrian Kurdish base used by US-led coalition, says Kurds

A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone strike on Tuesday, according to a Syrian Kurdish group and independent monitoring agency. The strike came as the US and Russia urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call off…

Reuters

Erdogan says Turkey to attack Kurdish militants with tanks, soldiers

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would attack militants with tanks and soldiers as soon as possible after retaliatory strikes escalated along the Syrian border between Turkish forces and a Kurdish militia.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’

Erdogan’s comments come as Russia calls for restraint, despite understanding Turkey’s ‘security concerns’.

AFP

Russian, US pressure mounts on Turkey over Syria threat

Istanbul (AFP) - International pressure mounted Tuesday on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to launch a threatened ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria.

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