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1 March 2018

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Babylon Reports – Afrin operation killing civilians, Farmers boycott Baghdad, Syrian and Iraqi lions make it to Africa

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Indiscriminate shellfire by Turkish troops – and to a lesser extent Kurdish forces – has killed scores of civilians in Syria, a human rights group alleges. Amnesty International said it had verified witness testimony from the north-western Kurdish enclave of Afrin that “painted a grim picture”. Turkey has denied targeting civilians since launching an offensive against […]

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28 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Salih Muslim released, Kirkuk oil exports to resume, Egyptian singer jailed

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Prominent Syrian-Kurdish leader Salih Muslim, who was detained in the Czech Republic, has been freed, prompting anger from Turkey, which issued the warrant for his arrest. The former co-chair of the main Syrian-Kurdish movement, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), was arrested in Prague on Sunday. He was freed by a Czech court on Thursday despite […]

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27 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Russia orders pause in Ghouta, Kirkuk explosion, Saudi women join army

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily five-hour pause in the Syrian government’s assault on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area. It will start on Tuesday, and include the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” to allow civilians to leave. The rebel enclave near Damascus, where 393,000 civilians are trapped, has been under intense bombardment by […]

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26 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Syria airstrikes continue, Iraq sentences 15 women to death, Katy Perry surprise concert

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 Air strikes by the Syrian government on a rebel-held enclave have continued despite a ceasefire resolution passed by the UN Security Council on Saturday. Hundreds of people have died in a week of bombardment of the Eastern Ghouta enclave near the capital, Damascus. The latest attacks include a ground offensive that began hours after the […]

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22 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Eastern Ghouta crisis, Kirkuk security incident, US soldier dies in Baghdad

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The UN Secretary General has demanded an immediate end to fighting in the Eastern Ghouta in Syria, describing the rebel enclave as a “hell on earth”.  The UN security council is being urged to consider a resolution which calls for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria. The Eastern Ghouta has been under fierce bombardment from government […]

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21 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Syrian forces reach Afrin, Duhok-Mosul road open to businesses, Zayn Malik hints at music

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  Pro-Syrian government forces on Tuesday arrived in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin following an agreement between the government and the People’s Protection Units (YPG). The government fighters advanced toward the Afrin region in Syrian Kurdistan after an agreement was arranged earlier to allow the Syrian troops to enter the Kurdish-controlled area. Following the arrival of […]

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20 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Turkey warns Syrian forces, Abadi says airports open soon, 120m road expanded

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Tensions continue to rise as Turkey has warned the Syrian government not to help Kurds fighting against Turkish forces in northern Syria. Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said Turkey’s operations were going ahead as planned and it would be a “disaster” if Syrian troops were to intervene. Syrian media had earlier said the army would […]

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14 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – France threatens Syria, Flights to Mecca from Kurdistan open, Black Panther premieres

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French President Emmanuel Macron has threatened to “strike” Syria if proof emerges that its government is using chemical weapons against civilians. “We will strike the place where these launches are made or where they are organised,” he told reporters. But Mr Macron said French intelligence had so far found no evidence that banned chemical weapons […]

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13 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Turkey releases casualty report for Afrin, SDF freed from ISIS in Iraq, Olympics hacked

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 The Turkish army on Monday revealed that 31 of its soldiers had been killed since the start of an offensive against Syrian Kurds in the northwestern enclave of Afrin in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava). According to an official statement by the Turkish armed forces, another 143 soldiers were wounded in the ongoing campaign dubbed “Operation Olive […]

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