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Kurds reach deal with Damascus in face of Turkish offensive

More than 700 people with links to Islamic State have escaped from a detention camp in north-east Syria, as the Kurdish-led forces in control of the area reached a deal with the Assad regime to stave off a bloody five-day-old Turkish assault. Kurdish fighters controlling the region...

Arab foreign ministers slam Turkish 'aggression' in Syria

Arab foreign ministers on Saturday condemned Turkey's "aggression" in Syria where it is pressing an offensive against Kurdish forces, calling for an immediate withdrawal of Ankara's troops. The statement came after an emergency session of the Arab League in Cairo called for by Egypt to...

As new Syrian exodus unfolds, some fear they will never go home

Kurdish doctor Farid Mustafa was one of the last to flee Ras al-Ain as Turkish bombs rained down on the Syrian border town. He fears may never return home. He escaped on Thursday night with his wife and two small children as warplanes flew in the sky above a line of cars trying to get away...