Turkey, Syria

Turkey threatens offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters
The fall of Bashar Assad to Islamist-led rebels has raised the prospect of Turkey intervening in Syria against Kurdish forces accused by Ankara of links to armed separatists.
Turkey says it will mount offensive against Kurdish YPG if demands not met
Turkey will carry out a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia if the group does not meet Ankara's demands, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday, while adding that Syria's new rulers must address the issue.
As Turkey moves in following Assad’s fall, Syria’s Kurds are on the defensive
After rebels sweep to power in Damascus, Syrian Kurdish leader asks Trump to prevent northern incursion by Ankara -- which views Kurdish factions as a national security threat
Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.
Erdogan tells Iraqi Kurdish PM that Turkey working to keep Syria secure
Turkey is working to ensure that Syria's transformation over the last month will not bring new instabilities to the region, President Tayyip Erdogan told the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister, Erdogan's office said on Tuesday.
Turkey's Erdogan Says Ready To Intervene To Prevent Any Division Of Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any splintering of Syria, a warning aimed particularly at the country's Kurdish forces.
Erdogan warns of using Turkey's full military power to keep Syria unified under one leadership
Turkish President Erdogan has threatened military action in Syria to prevent its division and eliminate terrorist groups like the PKK and YPG. Turkey aims to maintain Syria’s unity, improve relations with its new government,

Turkey, Qatar Sending 2 Power Ships To Syria, Says Official

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Risk of Israel-Turkey war in new Syria assessed by Israeli government commission
The risk of Syria becoming the stage for a direct conflict between Turkey and Israel must be seriously addressed, an Israeli ...
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The fall of Bashar al-Assad: ‘Turkey proves, once again, that it cannot be ignored’
The PKK is listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Just a day after Assad’s overthrow, Turkish-backed rebels announced they had taken control of the ...
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Turkey Emerges as a Big Winner in the Wake of al-Assad’s Ouster
Dec. 13, 2024 In the messy aftermath of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, many questions remain about the country’s future, but one thing is clear: Turkey has emerged as a winner ...
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Turkey looks set to play an outsize role in shaping the new Syria after Assad
In a press conference on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump said he believed that Turkey was behind Assad’s downfall. “Turkey did an unfriendly takeover without a lot of lives being lost ...
Over 35,000 Syrian refugees have left Turkey since al-Assad ousted
Some 35,000 Syrian refugees have left Turkey to return to their home country since the fall of long-time ruler Bashar ...
Erdogan’s policies in Syria bring Turkey and Israel closer to confrontation
With Erdogan’s anti-Israel stance and rival interests in Syria, experts warn of a potential unprecedented confrontation amid ...
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Syria monitor: 101 killed in battles between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces
More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces, a war monitor said on Sunday. Turkish-backed factions ...
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Assad’s fall: Fault-lines and Russia’s geopolitical gambit
On December 8, as opposition forces breached Damascus, Syria’s longest-serving dictator sought political asylum in Russia.