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Turkish-backed fighters attack Kurds in Syria

Erdogan says offensive is aimed at neutralising terrorist threat from breakaway region as it appeals for outside help

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The Syrian National Army is stepping up an operation it began against Kurdish groups in Syria earlier this month Credit: Abdulfettah Huseyin/Anadolu via Getty Images

Syria was on the brink of a fresh round of conflict on Tuesday as Turkish-backed fighters advanced on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane...

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