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Russia, Turkey, Iran eye dicing Syria into zones of influence

Syria would be divided into informal zones of regional power influence and Bashar al-Assad would remain president for at least a few years under an outline deal between Russia, Turkey and Iran, sources say. Such a deal, which would allow regional autonomy within a federal structure controlled...

Syrian Kurds, allies set to approve new government blueprint

Syrian Kurdish groups and their allies are expected to approve a blueprint for a system of federal government in northern Syria this week, Kurdish officials said, reaffirming their plans for autonomy as Russia and Turkey seek to revive diplomacy. The aim is to cement the autonomy of...

US denies Erdogan accusations of 'supporting ISIS'

The United States embassy in Ankara Wednesday denied Washington had ever supported ISIS extremists in the Syrian conflict after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the extremists had enjoyed U.S. backing. "The United States government is not supporting Daesh," the embassy said in...