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Turkish forces drive Kurds from Afrin World

Turkish forces drive Kurds from Afrin

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Monday, March 19, 2018

Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin, raising their flags in the town centre and decla…

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Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin World

Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Thursday, March 15, 2018

Turkish forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Afrin after a weeks-long campaign against a Kurdish militia in northwest Syria, the …

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Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town World

Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Monday, March 12, 2018

Turkey and allied Syrian rebel groups it supports are advancing on the town from the east under intense bombardment, the Britain-based Observat…

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Turkey's Erdogan talks man on bridge out of suicide Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan talks man on bridge out of suicide

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Friday, December 25, 2015

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a life on Friday, preventing a man from jumping off Istanbul&…

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People wave flags outside the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey Turkey

People wave flags outside the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Tuesday, November 03, 2015

People wave flags outside the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. The AK Party, founded by President Tayyip Erdogan, won just short of 50 pe…

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Erdogan‬'s AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback Turkey

Erdogan‬'s AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Monday, November 02, 2015

‪TurkeyElections‬: ‎Erdogan‬'s AKP regains majority in stunning election comeback

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