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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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19 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Kurdish, Regime agreement in Afrin, Iranian plane crash rescue continues, Russian athlete doping

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Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria say they have struck a deal with the Syrian government under which it will send troops to help repel the ongoing Turkish Olive Branch offensive. The Syrian government in Damascus has offered no confirmation. There is currently no Syrian military presence in the area. In next door Iran, relatives of […]

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18 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – US, Turkey to meet over Manbij, Israel bomb injures 4, Iranian Wrestler banned

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 The US and Turkey, whose forces are at risk of fighting each other in northern Syria, have agreed to try to defuse the crisis. The Nato allies said joint teams would meet shortly to work through their diplomatic differences, including a dispute over the city of Manbij.Turkey has threatened to attack US-allied Kurdish YPG forces […]

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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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12 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Kurdish MPs arrive in Afrin, Iranian-Canadian dies in Tehran jail, French Figure skater dances to Beyonce

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The delegation of Kurdish MPs who are tasked with investigating the situation in Afrin in Syrian Kurdistan have arrived in the capital city of the Kurdish canton on Sunday evening. The MPs who come from five different Kurdish parties are on an official visit to Afrin which has come under intensive Turkish strikes and military […]

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11 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Israeli jet crash, Turkish helicopter shot down, Saudi says abaya not mandatory

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Israel bombed a number of Syrian air defences after one of its fighter jets was brought down during a raid over Syria. The response was the “most significant attack” of its kind against Syria since the 1982 Lebanon war. The F-16 jet went down during a mission that followed an Iranian drone launched into Israeli […]

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8 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – France condemns Syrian conflict, ISIS removed from Khurmatu, Lana del Rey gets emotional

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France’s Foreign Minister on Wednesday called on Iranian militias and the Lebanese Hezbollah to withdraw from Syria and accused Turkey, Iran, and the Syrian regime of violating international law in the war-torn country. Jean-Yves Le Drian said France was demanding the withdrawal of “all those who have no business in Syria,” and also accused “the […]

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7 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – UN calls for ceasefire in Syria, Assassination in Kirkuk, Kendrick Lamar music video drops

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The United Nations called on Tuesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Syria of at least a month, as heavy air strikes were reported to have killed scores of people in the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus. U.N. officials in Syria called for fighting to stop to enable aid deliveries and the evacuation of […]

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