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Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

Apr 13, 2020

Syrian youths wave to a convoy of Turkish military reinforcements advancing near the town of Hazano in the countryside of Syria's Idlib province, on April 12, 2020, on the highway linking the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey to Idlib. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP) (Photo by AREF TAMMAWI/AFP via Getty Images) — Syrian youths wave to a convoy of Turkish military reinforcements advancing near the town of Hazano in the countryside of Idlib province, Syria, Apr. 12, 2020. — AREF TAMMAWI/AFP via Getty Images

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A Turkish soldier stands near his armoured vehicle on a highway near the northern Syrian town of Ain Issa in the countryside of the Raqqa region, on November 26, 2019, as Turkey-backed forces deploy reinforcements around the key town. - Ankara and its Syrian proxies launched on October 9 a cross-border attack against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, which allowed Turkey, along with a subsequent Russian-Turkish accord, to control a strip of land on the Syrian side of the border. Ain Issa lies on the south

Syrian Kurds squeezed between Turkish threat, Russian pressure in Ain Issa

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Turkish soldiers stand on top of a tank in the border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC146E7AC710

Turkey's occupation of northern Syria includes population transfers

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

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Turkey eyes five new targets for possible offensive in Syria

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Russian troops escort Syrian civilians returning to Ain Issa

Turkey reinforces military posts around Ain Issa amid clashes with Kurdish forces

Mohammed Hardan

Mohammed Hardan