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Syrian Kurds call on EU countries to help create safe zone in Syria
Gulan Media - 2019-02-19 02:41
Opinion: Syria cannot be Europe′s Guantanamo Bay prison | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 18.02.2019
DW - 2019-02-19 01:41Erdogan criticizes US for supporting Kurdish units in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara "expects implementation of agreements reached with the US on Syria's Manbij" ...
U.S. Ally Against Islamic State Urges Trump to Leave Troops in Syria - WSJ
WSJ - 2019-02-19 00:49
Europe rebuts Trump demands to take back ex-ISIS citizens from Syria - Europe - Stripes
Stripes - 2019-02-19 00:35
Trump Salutes Remains of 4 Americans Killed in Syria Attack - NBC Southern California
Nbclosangeles - 2019-02-18 22:55
Europeans reject Trump's call to repatriate Syria jihadists | The Times of Israel
Timesofisrael - 2019-02-18 22:54
Softening Trump’s Syria withdrawal plans, Bolton calls for Kurdish allies’ protection, defeat of Islamic State - Los Angeles Times
Latimes - 2019-02-18 22:43US Official: Over 1,000 IS Militants Possibly Fled Syria to Iraq in Six Months
ERBIL - Over 1,000 insurgents of the Islamic State (IS) may have fled from Syria to the neighboring Iraq to hide in the mountains and deserts in western Iraq in the past six months, a US official was cited as saying. According to a report by CNN, citing ...
The Latest: Kurds launch final push to defeat IS in Syria - StarTribune.com
Startribune - 2019-02-18 21:44SDF commander calls for 1,500 coalition troops to remain in Syria
US forces will soon withdraw from northeast Syria ...
IS Foreign Members Held in Syria "Time Bomb": SDF
ERBIL - Hundreds of foreign members of the Islamic State (IS) held in Syria are a "time bomb" as they could manage to escape and become a threat to the western countries, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) warned on Monday. The US-backed forc ...
Europeans reject Trump's call to repatriate Syria jihadists
EWN - 2019-02-18 19:53Syrian Kurds: from 2011 protests to 2018 call for Assad support
BEIRUT,— US-backed Kurdish fighters have played a leading role in the defeat of the Islamic State group in Syria but are themselves branded “terrorists” by neighbouring Turkey. With the IS jihadists reduced to just a patch of territory, the Kurds fear be ...
Protecting Americans Simply Doesn't Require U.S. Troops In Syria
Thefederalist - 2019-02-18 18:21
Turkey, Russia coordinate on Syria ahead of US withdrawal | News | DW | 29.12.2018
DW - 2019-02-18 17:22
Assad warns Syria’s Kurds that US will not protect them - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
DAWN - 2019-02-18 17:22U.S.-backed Syria force seeks help with Islamic State prisoner 'time bomb' | Reuters
Reuters - 2019-02-18 17:16Assad vows to ‘liberate every inch of Syria’ from foreign troops
Militarytimes - 2019-02-18 16:45
Turkish military and allied Syrian rebels seize Afrin, Syria, after nearly two-month offensive - Los Angeles Times
Latimes - 2019-02-18 15:20
US prepares full Syria withdrawal by end of April unless something changes Trump’s mind – report — RT USA News
RT - 2019-02-18 15:08
Jihadist defeat, US Syria pullout on table at coalition talks | Free Malaysia Today
Freemalaysiatoday - 2019-02-18 13:38
IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more - defenceWeb
Defenceweb - 2019-02-18 13:38
In Syria, IS in quiet last stand to defend dying 'caliphate'
Digitaljournal - 2019-02-18 12:53Islamic State clings to last square mile in eastern Syria | Texarkana Breaking News
Texarkanagazette - 2019-02-18 12:20
Trump: EU must take back 800 ISIS fighters captured in Syria
Millenniumpost - 2019-02-18 12:20Two Explosions Rock Afrin in Northwest Syria
ERBIL — Two explosions on Sunday rocked the Kurdish town of Afrin in northwest of Syria, leaving several injured. According to Sky News, the first blast was carried out via a car bomb targeting the Turkey-backed Syrian rebels, known as Sultan Murad milit ...
Dying days of caliphate in Syria as IS fighters trapped - The Hindu BusinessLine
Thehindubusinessline - 2019-02-18 10:30
U.S. troops unlikely to withdraw from Syria - analyst | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-02-18 09:17
Assad: Only the state can protect groups in northern Syria - StarTribune.com
Startribune - 2019-02-18 02:37
US-backed, Kurdish-led forces say they have begun final push to liberate last Islamic State-held pocket in eastern Syria - 9 & 10 News
9and10news - 2019-02-18 02:29US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
Gulan Media - 2019-02-18 00:55
Syria’s Assad says Syrian Kurds should not rely on US
Gulan Media - 2019-02-18 00:55
Envoy: US working to consult allies on Syria | Arab News
Arabnews - 2019-02-18 00:51
US strikes IS-held mosque as Syria battle intensifies - The Boston Globe
Bostonglobe - 2019-02-18 00:30Trump says EU must take back Isis fighters captured in Syria
Irishtimes - 2019-02-18 00:17
Belgian Minister: safe zones in Syria ‘possible’ as US asks for European support
Kurdistan24 - 2019-02-18 00:02Assad warns Syria's Kurds that US will not protect them - Channel NewsAsia
Channelnewsasia - 2019-02-17 23:16Assad: Only the state can protect groups in northern Syria
Tribtown - 2019-02-17 22:20
Assad warns rebel groups: U.S. will not protect you - Syria - Haaretz.com
Haaretz - 2019-02-17 20:43Bashar al-Assad warns Syrian Kurds that U.S. will not protect them
DAMASCUS,— Syrian president Bashar al-Assad warned Syria’s Kurds Sunday that their ally the United States would not protect them against any Turkish offensive as Washington looks to withdraw it troops. The US is set to pull out its soldiers from Syria af ...
Peshmerga Refutes Reports Claiming It Withdrew from KRG-Syria Border
BAS News - 2019-02-17 18:53ERBIL - A Peshmerga official has refuted the reports claiming that the Kurdish fighters have withdrawn from a border crossing between the Kurdistan Region and the Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava). Certain reports close to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and ...
Donald Trump Demands European Allies Take Back 800 Captured ISIS Fighters or "We Will Be Forced to Release Them"
U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are poised to seize control of the remaining ISIS stronghold in Syria. ...
Damascus-Kurds Dialogue Best Way To Settle Situation In Northeast Syria - Russian Diplomat - UrduPoint
Urdupoint - 2019-02-17 17:43Russia says Syrian Kurds should start dialogue with Assad
MUNICH, Germany,— Syria’s Kurds should start a dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad as their military allies the United States are readying to pull out, Russia said Sunday. “We support this dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds,” said Russian deputy ...
Take back over 800 ISIS fighters captured in Syria, Donald Trump tells European allies - Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol - 2019-02-17 16:52
US plans ‘step-by-step withdrawal’ from Syria: Jeffrey
Rûdaw - 2019-02-17 16:34
In east Syria, ISIS in last stand to defend dying 'caliphate', Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Straitstimes - 2019-02-17 16:17
‘Any intruder is an enemy’: Assad says only the state can protect groups in northern Syria | National Post
Nationalpost - 2019-02-17 16:14
Syria's Assad: U.S. will sell out those relying on it - AOL News
AOL - 2019-02-17 16:14
Assad: Only the state can protect groups in northern Syria | The Seattle Times
Seattletimes - 2019-02-17 15:54Turkey-backed rebels continue to abuse civilians in Syria's Afrin | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-02-17 15:25
Doctor fights to help suffering Kurdish refugees in Syria - Israel National News
Israelnationalnews - 2019-02-17 15:25
Take back 800 ISIS-fighters captured in Syria: Trump to Europe | MENAFN.COM
Menafn - 2019-02-17 14:37Back the SDF not a new international force in Syria says Arab League head Turkey has threatened to launch an operation against the Kurdish forces it says is the same as ISIS February 17, 2019
The National AE - 2019-02-17 14:36Kurdish Forces Rescue Another Yezidi Teenager from IS
BAS News - 2019-02-17 14:29ERBIL — Another Kurdish Yezidi teenager has been freed from the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, said an official. Hussein Qa’edi, head of Kurdistan Region’s special office for Yezidi abductee affairs, said the 16-year-old boy was rescued through their conne ...
Take Back Over 800 ISIS Fighters Captured in Syria, Trump Tells European Allies - News18
News18 - 2019-02-17 14:22
Brett McGurk: Trump's Syria pull out gives 'new life' to ISIS - INSIDER
Thisisinsider - 2019-02-17 14:04US Top Commander in Iraq to Discuss Post-IS
BAS News - 2019-02-17 14:04ERBIL — US Army General Joseph Votel, head of the S. Central Command who oversees the US troops in in the Middle East, has arrived in Baghdad to talk about the region after the Islamic State (IS) final defeat and US pullout from Syria. Votel’s visit come ...
US Withdrawal from Syria Won’t Be Abrupt: Envoy
ERBIL — The United States will not make an abrupt and rapid pullout from Syria as it is feared by allies in the region, according to special presidential envoy to the war against Islamic State (IS). Speaking during the annual Munich Security Conference i ...
Foreign ministers to meet in US on Daesh amid Syria pullout | Arab News
Arabnews - 2019-02-17 13:57
Take back 800 ISIS-fighters captured in Syria: Trump to Europe
Newsbytesapp - 2019-02-17 13:45Trump: EU must take back 800 Isis fighters captured in Syria | World news | The Guardian
The Guardian - 2019-02-17 13:25Trump requests countries to repatriate foreign ISIS suspects from Syria
"The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS fighters ...
Turkey insists on safe zone in northern Syria, wants Turkish troops patrolling it
Almasdarnews - 2019-02-17 11:00
Turkey to delay operation against Kurdish forces until U.S. gets out of Syria, Erdogan says - Los Angeles Times
Latimes - 2019-02-17 10:58
U.S. forces begin withdrawal from Syria - Los Angeles Times
Latimes - 2019-02-17 10:58
Donald Trump urges Britain to 'take back' ISIS fighters captured in Syria | Daily Star
Dailystar - 2019-02-17 10:14Report: US to remove all forces from Syria by April - Israel National News
Israelnationalnews - 2019-02-17 10:02Take back over 800 ISIS fighters captured in Syria Trump tells European allies
Theweek - 2019-02-17 09:52Trump Calls on European Allies to Repatriate IS Members from Syria
ERBIL — US President Donald Trump urged his country’s European allies, including the UK, France and Germany, to take back the hundreds of Islamic State (IS) jihadists captured in Syria. “The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other Euro ...
IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more | Reuters
Reuters - 2019-02-17 07:52
‘US pullout from Syria risks boosting Russia, Iran influence’ | World | thenews.com.pk | Karachi
Thenews - 2019-02-17 07:45Kurds scramble for security arrangement ahead of U.S. Syria withdrawal - International news - Jerusalem Post
Jpost - 2019-02-17 07:08Withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria likely to start in 'weeks': U.S. general | Reuters
Reuters - 2019-02-17 06:20ISIS down to half a square kilometer in Syria: commander
Gulan Media - 2019-02-17 06:20
Why the US is doomed to remain in northern Syria - Opinion - Jerusalem Post
Jpost - 2019-02-17 03:32U.S.-Backed Kurdish Forces Launch 'Final Push' Against ISIS In Syria | WFAE
WFAE - 2019-02-17 03:08
Donald Trump Claims He Stopped 'Slaughter' of 3 Million People in Syria as He Makes Case for Nobel Peace Prize
Newsweek - 2019-02-17 03:00
Syria: Civilians face familiar threats in rebel-held areas | Syria News | Al Jazeera
Aljazeera - 2019-02-17 03:00Regime shelling kills 18 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor
France24 - 2019-02-17 03:00
IS fighters on brink of defeat in Syria
Gulf Times - 2019-02-17 03:00
Kurdish fighters squeeze remnants of Islamic State in Syria - Portland Press Herald
Pressherald - 2019-02-17 02:27Macron, Putin weigh ‘deteriorated’ situation in Syria
Eight years into a war that has killed more than 360,000 people ...
Erdoğan says joint operation on table in Syria’s Idlib province | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-02-17 00:58Top US general: Defeat in Syria wouldn't 'mean the end' for ISIS - KRDO
KRDO - 2019-02-16 23:50
Merkel says US withdrawal from Syria will boost Russia and Iran
Telegraph - 2019-02-16 23:37US Urges Allies to Send 1,500 Troops to Syria to Create Safe Zone – Reports - Sputnik International
Sputnik - 2019-02-16 21:32Masrour Barzani, US Envoy Discuss Politics, Security in Iraq, Syria
ERBIL - Chancellor of Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), Masrour Barzani, met on Saturday with the Special US Presidential Envoy James Jeffery in Germany, where they discussed various political and security issues. According to a statement by the ...
Dying days of caliphate in Syria as IS fighters trapped | Daily Mail Online
Dailymail - 2019-02-16 20:42
Dying days of caliphate in Syria as IS fighters trapped
Yahoo - 2019-02-16 20:35
Canadian captured in Syria admits to role in gruesome ISIS execution videos | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews - 2019-02-16 20:35
7 people from Merseyside went to fight in Syria - this is what happened to them - Liverpool Echo
Liverpoolecho - 2019-02-16 20:08
Conflicting US statements, as Europe asked to replace US troops in Syria
Kurdistan24 - 2019-02-16 19:24
U.S.-Backed Kurdish Forces Launch 'Final Push' Against ISIS In Syria | Delaware First Media
Delawarepublic - 2019-02-16 19:13
Last Daesh stronghold in Syria is being captured: US
Kurdiu - 2019-02-16 18:49
US pullout from Syria risks boosting Russia, Iran influence – Merkel – The Citizen
Citizen - 2019-02-16 18:29In State of the Union, Trump defends Syria, Afghanistan withdrawal plans
Washingtonexaminer - 2019-02-16 17:36
