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The officials discussed a false flag operation that would lead to an invasion of Syria. YouTube was subsequently blocked in Turkey. [261] A vote in the Turkish Parliament was scheduled for 1 October 2014 on whether or not to invade Syria as part of the war on ISIL. [262] while preparations for a possible intervention were made. [263]
The Turkish Armed Forces and its ally the Syrian National Army have occupied [7] [8] areas of northern Syria since August 2016, during the Syrian civil war.Though these areas nominally acknowledge a government affiliated with the Syrian opposition, in practice they constitute a separate proto-state [9] under the dual authority of decentralized native local councils and Turkish military ...
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which injured 22 people. Turkey’s defense minister, Yasar Guler, said on Thursday that 47 alleged PKK targets were destroyed in Wednesday's ...
Syrian opposition tanks in or near Aleppo, 29 November 2024. On 29 November 2024, rebel forces approached the outskirts of Aleppo. They took Khalsa, Al-Rashidin and Khan Tuman, where the army abandoned four T-55 tanks. [36] The Syrian government was overwhelmed by the rebel offensive's speed, and could not organize a coordinated defense of ...
Turkey’s focus remains on dismantling Kurdish control in northern Syria, particularly around Kobani, a symbolic city for the Kurds. Ankara’s current strategy recalls its 2019 invasion, which ...
Fact Check: Turkish airstrikes have cut off access to water and electricity to over a million people in Syria, according to BBC News. Turkey struck energy facilities such as power stations and gas ...
On 1 July 2024, violent riots erupted in Turkish-occupied Northern Syria and the rebel-held Idlib Governorate, where several Turkish military bases are located. In the town of Al-Rai, protesters removed Turkish flags from government institutions and military bases, obstructing the passage of commercial convoys and trucks from Turkey.
A video shared on X claims to show Syria’s new government fighting. Verdict: Misleading The video is from August 2024, before the new Syrian government was put into place. It appears the video ...