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Brexit negotiations ‘in final sprint’, says Merkel

Mood from German chancellor and French president one of muted, cautious expectation

Kurds ‘not angels’, says Trump, as he defends Syria withdrawal

Turkish offensive ‘not our problem’, says US president, as Pence and Pompeo to meet Erdogan

Turkish forces press ahead despite Kurdish-Syria deal

Erdogan vows to pursue offensive after Kurds agree to hand over key cities to Assad

‘Existential threat’ triggered Syrian incursion, Turkish ambassador says

Targets are ‘terrorist elements’ and ‘top priority is to protect the civilians’

Trump defends pullout as Turkey shells Syrian border towns

Jets attack Kurdish forces as Ankara moves to create border ‘safe zone’

Turkish diplomat killed in attack in Kurdish territory in Iraq

Consulate employee among two dead after gunman opens fire at restaurant in Irbil

Turkish court acquits Reporters Without Borders representative and two others

Defendants were accused of terrorist propaganda after guest-editing a newspaper on Kurdish issues

Erdogan faces wrath of Kurds in Turkey’s local elections

Crackdown on Kurdish politicians in south east unlikely to deter voters this weekend

Islamic State nears defeat in last Syrian enclave

Civilians pour out of terror group’s last enclave in eastern Syria as US-backed forces close in

Trump says EU must take back Isis fighters captured in Syria

US president prepares to claim the end of the caliphate in northwest Syria

Trump threatens to ‘devastate’ Turkey’s economy if it attacks Kurds

Ankara hits back after US president’s warning over withdrawal of troops from Syria

Erdogan snub exposes US disarray on withdrawal from Syria

Turkish president accuses Trump administration of issuing mixed messages on Syria

Erdogan chides Bolton and calls on US to hand over Syria bases

Turkish president makes scathing speech to parliament as US adviser still in Ankara

US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerable

Move increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by Kurds

Turkish standoff: US pastor Brunson a victim of ‘hostage diplomacy’

Erdogan unlikely to halt tough rhetoric while resolving impasse not a key issue for Trump

The Irish man ‘fighting fascism’ in Syria: ‘I was always curious how I’d react to battle’

At least three Irish men are fighting with Kurds in Syria, part of an international battalion of ‘villagers, students, sons of butchers, socialists and anarchists’

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