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Turkey’s looming invasion of Syria tests US-Kurdish ties

INTERNATIONAL Turkey’s threatened incursion into northern Syria is testing US efforts to balance between an important counterterrorism partner in the Middle East and a pivotal geopolitical ally in the war in Ukraine. At the heart of the tussle between Ankara and Washington is the United States’ support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),[…]

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New report identifies several ‘double-tap’ air strikes by Syrian and allied forces

INTERNATIONAL A new investigative report published on Thursday has identified nearly a dozen instances where it says the Syrian government and allied forces engaged in “double-tap” air strikes to target hospitals and “intentionally harm persons and objects protected by international humanitarian law”. The report, published by the Washington-based Syria Justice and Accountability Centre,[…]

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Planes carrying Russian, Ukrainian prisoners land in Moscow

Planes carrying 70 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners involved in a landmark exchange landed Saturday in Moscow and Kiev, with the Ukrainian leader personally greeting former inmates. The jet carrying the Ukrainians touched down at Kiev’s Boryspil airport to applause from the prisoners’ relatives, an AFP correspondent said. Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov[…]

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