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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

LEFTERIS PITARAKIS

A convoy of Russian military vehicles drives toward the northeastern Syrian city of Kobane on October 23, 2019 (AFP)
October 23, 2019, 4:51 pm
Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord with Turkey
Kremlin tells Kurdish fighters to pull back from frontier or face being ‘steamrolled’ by Erdogan’s troops
By Suzan Fraser and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS
In this frame grab from video provided by Hawar News, ANHA, the Kurdish news agency, residents who are angry over the US withdrawal from Syria hurl potatoes at American military vehicles in the town of Qamishli, northern Syria, October 21, 2019. (ANHA via AP)
October 21, 2019, 7:38 pm
‘America is running away’: Residents of Syrian city pelt departing US troops
Syrians in Kurdish-held areas hurl potatoes, obscenities at American forces amid strong feeling of abandonment over withdrawal from country
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and Lolita C. Baldor
Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters prepare their guns in Syria's northern region of Manbij, October 14, 2019. (AP Photo)
October 16, 2019, 2:37 am
Filling the void, Russia seeks to cement its role as power broker in Syria
Desperate for a new protector, the Kurds struck a deal with Russia-backed Assad, whose forces have now begun moving into Kurdish-administered areas to shield them against Turkey
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and Bassam Mroue
A Turkish army officer prepares to upload a tank from a truck to its new position on the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. . (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
October 9, 2019, 6:52 pm
Turkey begins assault on Kurdish fighters in Syria, after US forces step aside
As his warplanes attack targets near border, Erdogan says they’re eradicating ‘threat of terror’; Kurdish spokesman says civilian areas hit, causing ‘huge panic’
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and Bassam Mroue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wipes his tears during the funeral of Mustafa Cambaz, Erol and Abdullah Olcak, killed Friday while protesting the attempted coup against Turkey's government, in Istanbul, Sunday, July 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
July 17, 2016, 11:33 pm
Erdogan sheds tears at funeral of friend killed in coup bid
85,000 mosques across Turkey recite prayers for the dead, including president’s campaign manager and teenage son
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS, EMILIO MORENATTI and HUSSEIN MALLA
Turkish police stand guard next to ambulances as they block access to the Blue Mosque area after a suicide bombing in Istanbul's tourist hub of Sultanahmet on January 12, 2016, in which 10 German tourists were killed. (AFP/Bulent Kilic)
January 12, 2016, 4:08 pm
Istanbul bomber identified as 28-year-old Syrian national
Majority of 10 killed in blast are foreigners, official says; at least 6 Germans, a Norwegian and Peruvian among wounded
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and Suzan Fraser
In this photo released on May 20, 2015, provided by the Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Kurdish fighters of the YPG flash victory signs as they sit on their pickup truck on their way to battle against the Islamic State group, near Kezwan mountain, northeast Syria. (The Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units via AP)
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
Thick smoke rises following an airstrike by the US-led coalition in Kobani, Syria while fighting continued between Syrian Kurds and the Islamic State group, as seen from Mursitpinar on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 14, 2014. (Photo credit: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
October 14, 2014, 6:17 pm
Airstrikes hit jihadi targets in Syria, activists say
At least 5 attacks seen in 24 hours, including in Syrian city of Kobani, where Kurdish fighters are battling Islamic State
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and Bassam Mroue
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