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Turkey

Erdoğan says Turkey will end Syria offensive 'if Kurds withdraw'

Turkeys' president has said he will end the ongoing military offensive in northern Syria if the Kurds lay down their weapons and withdraw from the border.

World

Out with America and in with Russia: troops take over US bases

Videos have emerged of Russian troops in US military camps in Syria that have been abandoned following Trumps's decision to pull out forces.

Turkey

Mike Pence to hold talks with Ankara over conflict in Syria

US Vice President Mike Pence is to hold talks with Erdogan about Turkey's military incursion in Syria.

Syria

What next for Syria as Kurds join forces with Assad?

Abandoned by their U.S. allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces are fighting alongside the Syrian army in Manjib.

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Syria

Kurds strike deal with Syrian regime as US prepares to withdraw troops

Kurdish authorities in Syria said on Sunday nearly 800 close relatives of fighters from the so-called Islamic State (IS) fled the Ain Issa camp in the north of the country, according to AFP.

Syria

Families of IS fighters in Syria hope Turkish offensive offers way out

There’s no doubt that Turkey’s military incursion into Syria has shifted the pieces in the complex puzzle that is the 8-year conflict. The families of IS fighters detained in camps in the country hope it could provide a way out for them.

Syria

Erdogan: Turkish offensive 'won't stop' as 100,000 flee homes in Syria

"The humanitarian impact is already being felt. An estimated 100,000 people have already left their homes," the UN said in a statement.

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Turkey ready for military operation in Syria after Trump pulls troops

US President Donald Trump has said he will "totally destroy and obliterate the economy of Turkey" if the country does anything he considers "off-limits" in northern Syria.

Cult

Turner Prize nominees focus on issues beyond Brexit

Four shortlisted entries focus on the inequalities and injustices of a globalised world still capable of producing horrific conflicts.

Syria

Parents of Europe's IS fighters in struggle to repatriate loved ones

The parents of a French man who ran away to Syria to join Islamic State have talked about their struggle to find out what happened to their son.

Syria

Exclusive: Europeans who joined ISIS face Iraqi justice

French women who fled the so-called caliphate tell Euronews: 'I would never have come.'

Lebanon

Exclusive: Euronews interview with Lebanon FM Gebran Bassil

Lebanon feels the spillover effects of the Syrian war and proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran like no other country in the region. Euronews sat down for an exclusive interview with the country’s foreign minister, Gebran Bassil.

Syria

Syria accuses Turkish convoy of 'supporting defeated terrorists'

The "aggressive" move would not affect "the determination of the Syrian Arab Army to keep hunting the remnants of terrorists", state news agency SANA cited a Foreign Ministry source as saying.

Turkey

Turkey plans new military operation in northern Syria

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will launch a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria.

Syria

UN to probe attacks on humanitarian sites in northwestern Syria

It follows pleas by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who said airstrikes by the Syrian government and its ally Russia have hit schools, hospitals and markets, killing scores of civilians in Idlib province, the country's last rebel stronghold.

United Kingdom

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The number of people converting to Islam in the UK is growing rapidly, but they often make headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Iran

UK offers release of Iran tanker if oil isn't bound for Syria

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the tanker detained near Gibraltar could be released if the UK receives guarantees that its oil isn't bound for Syria.

World News

Excavations underway in archaeological drive at Damascus Citadel

Since civil war broke out in 2011 the country has been left picking up the pieces. Today, archaeological digs have restarted and new excavations are underway in the Damascus Citadel, located in the northwest corner of Old Damascus.

Syria

Watch: Fresh start for Aleppo's soap industry after conflict

Hisham's family factory once produced five tonnes of the famous Aleppo laurel and olive oil soap a day. Now he makes just 100kg per day, but says he is happy with that – for now.

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Government warplanes 'bomb last rebel stronghold in Syria'

Syrian rescue workers and activists say government warplanes have again bombed the last rebel stronghold in the country, levelling a building and killing five people inside it, including three members of a single family.