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Turkey seeks Russian approval for air campaign against Afrin

Turkey dispatched its military chief to Moscow Thursday, seeking approval for an air campaign in Syria's Kurdish-controlled Afrin region, although Damascus warned it could shoot down any Turkish planes in its skies. Turkey's foreign minister said the Moscow trip by Chief of Staff Hulusi...

Syrian army widows suffer blackmail, harassment and neglect

By Naser Ali (Zaman Al Wasl)- Under the title "Unarmed Combatants, Houses with Concerns and Expectations", an investigation tells the stories of the lives of a group of women of officers and militia mercenaries who have been neglected and blackmailed by state officials and institutions...

Turkey says US denial of Syrian border force plan 'important'

Turkey said Thursday Washington's denial that it intended to build a border force in Syria was "important," but added Ankara would not remain silent in the face of any force that threatened its borders. Turkey reacted angrily after the U.S.-led coalition said it would help its Syrian...

Syrian opposition decries US-backed border force plan

Syria's main opposition group Wednesday condemned the U.S.-led coalition's plan to create a 30,000-strong border force on the war-torn country's northern frontier with Turkey. The alliance fighting Daesh (ISIS) announced on Sunday that it was working with Arab and Kurdish fighters from...