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Tal Abyad
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November 3, 2019, 2:19 am
At least 13 dead in car bomb in Turkish-held Syrian border town
‘Turkey is responsible for civilian casualties in the region it controls,’ says spokesman for Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces
By
AFP
November 1, 2019, 1:42 pm
Turkey, Russia begin joint patrols in northern Syria
Troops, armored vehicles and drones deployed along a 110-kilometer route where Syrian Kurdish fighters were forced to withdraw following Ankara incursion
By
Mehmet Guzel
October 20, 2019, 10:35 am
Syrian Kurds will withdraw from border in accordance with US deal
Top Syrian Democratic Forces official says evacuation of Ras al-Ayn planned Sunday, after partial evacuation took place Saturday
By
Agencies
February 28, 2016, 7:24 pm
Opposition activists report airstrikes in northern Syria
Local group says attacks carried out by Moscow, while Russian military reports artillery fire on border town from Turkey
By
Bassam Mroue
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January 10, 2016, 9:57 pm
Islamic State ‘ran sophisticated immigration operation’ on Turkey-Syria border
Passenger manifests seized by Kurds at Tel Abyad have same stamps as other IS documents The Guardian has been able to verify, the paper reports
October 27, 2015, 12:59 pm
Turkey rounds up more IS suspects, strikes Kurds in Syria
Police raid hideouts in conservative central Anatolian city of Konya, detaining some 30 jihadists
By
AFP
July 8, 2015, 1:47 pm
A secret to IS success: Shock troops who fight to the death
Extremist group moves between conventional and guerrilla warfare, uses creative tactics to wear out opponents
By
Hamza Hendawi
,
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
and
Bassam Mroue
July 6, 2015, 5:32 pm
Islamic State group fighters regain control of Syrian town
Jihadi militant group ‘liberates’ Ein Issa from Kurdish forces and releases execution video from Raqqa
By
AP
,
AFP
and
ToI Staff
July 1, 2015, 12:52 pm
Syrian Kurds retake key town from Islamic State
Tal Abyad, on border with Turkey, served as channel for arms, weapons, and black market oil to jihadists
By
AFP
June 18, 2015, 4:33 pm
Turkey blocks Syrian refugees seeking to return to Tal Abyad
Security forces stop some 200 Syrian asylum-seekers from returning home, blaming Kurdish militia
By
AFP
June 16, 2015, 6:42 pm
Syrian Druze have more to fear from Nusra than Islamic State
The besieged minority worries that rebels will fill a vacuum if the regime collapses in their region
By
Avi Issacharoff
June 16, 2015, 2:16 pm
Kurds capture key border stronghold in blow to Islamic State
Syrian Kurdish forces said to take full control of Tel Abyad near Turkish border, cutting off IS supply line
By
Zeina Karam
,
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS
and
BERZA SIMSEK
June 16, 2015, 1:55 am
Kurdish fighters seize large parts of IS border stronghold
US-backed forces take nearly full control of Tal Abyad on Syria-Turkey border, cutting extremist jihadi group’s key supply line
By
Zeina Karam
June 15, 2015, 3:26 pm
Syrian rebels accuse Kurds of ethnic cleansing
Kurdish People’s Protection Units strongly deny charges leveled by opposition factions in war-torn country
By
AP
June 14, 2015, 2:45 pm
Kurdish forces’ advance in Syria threatens Turkey, Erdogan says
Turkish troops close border as battles with Islamic State send new throng of refugees northward
By
AFP
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AP
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