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    Sep 23

    The Syrian Kurds fear the movement of Turkish forces on their border--including ground troops and surveillance drones--could be a prelude to an all-out assault. My interview with Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed

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    46 minutes ago

    This means that there will be no public response from the Trump administration to the escalating Syria crisis this week. Lawmakers will only hear from Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley in CLOSED session

    Just in: Syria envoy Jim Jeffrey hearing in House Foreign Affairs set for Thursday is OFF as VP heads to Turkey for emergency talks for a ceasefire in Northern Syria. A top State official for the Middle East had also been set to…
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    Just in: SDC’s US representative tells me Turkish backed forces are attacking Kobani and kidnapping civilians - despite Erdogan’s commitment to Trump yesterday that he would NOT attack the town

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  4. 2 hours ago

    New: The SDF is fighting back against a bloody Turkish invasion, successfully using a sophisticated network of tunnels and other tactics to recapture territory. My latest

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    3 hours ago

    USAID has no comment on the whereabouts of USAID personnel

    Me to : Have your team(s) pulled out of NE Syria because it’s too unsafe there? USAID: We refer you to recent White House statements.…
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    4 hours ago

    Russian troops take up position in Syria between regime soldiers and Turkish-backed forces, demonstrating the Kremlin's role as a power broker in the conflict as the U.S. withdraws | with

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    8 hours ago

    A good look at the state of the sanctions debate in Washington from &

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    4 hours ago

    So US effectively hands over its Syrian base to Russia's shadowy mercenary Wagner group (according to ). The US were dropping bombs on these guys last year.

    Russians have fun exploring the hastily abandoned American military base in Syria: “Yesterday it was them and today it is us here. Let’s see how they lived and what they ate.”
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    4 hours ago

    We worked on this research for nine months, and seeing it in print is one of the most exciting things ever for me. The US government is failing women in foreign policy - please give it a read!

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    5 hours ago

    SECDEF says he will go to NATO next week to get Allies to condemn & sanction the Turks. This is a horribly misguided tactic that won’t work with unsympathetic Allies who see this as a crisis of our own making. Breathtaking incompetence!

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    6 hours ago

    Coalition forces are executing a deliberate withdrawal from northeast Syria. We are out of Manbij. // تقوم قوات التحالف بتنفيذ إنسحاب مدروس من شمال شرق سوريا. لقد غادرنا منبج

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    6 hours ago

    “Northeastern Syria, which had maintained a fragile peace under the leadership of the SDF has fallen into chaos since Trump appeared to give Turkey the green light to move in,” FP’s reports.

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    8 hours ago

    RSF: Northeastern Syria turning into news black hole

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    8 hours ago

    Major fire breaks out at overcrowded refugee camp, forcing thousands to flee

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    8 hours ago

    U.S. officers stationed in Syria had a close working relationship with local Kurdish fighters. Some felt devastation and shame when the Turkish operation began, FP’s writes.

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    8 hours ago

    Syrian -led authority: 275,000 displaced by offensive

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    9 hours ago

    As the U.S. retrenches, "has essentially become the architect of the political and military balances in the Syrian conflict”: 's actions after 's green light hand 's president a strategic win in Middle East

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  18. 8 hours ago

    These countries have banned sales to Turkey —>

    UPDATED LIST OF ARMS EMBARGO TO TURKEY — NATO allies • Italy 🇮🇹…
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    9 hours ago

    BREAKING — UK imposes an arms exports BAN to Turkey over its Syria incursion

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  20. 8 hours ago

    Excellent overview and analysis of the situation on the ground in Syria right now —>

    U.S. official confirms that all U.S. troops are out of the Syrian town of Manbij amid a military withdrawal. They had been there most of Monday. H/T and anyone else who may have already reported. …
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  21. 17 hours ago

    Just in: US official with knowledge tells me all US troops are out of Manbij. Turkish-backed forces launched an operation to seize the city from the Kurds (backed by Assad and Russia) just hours ago:

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