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Focus: Syria - Mar 2, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 02 March 2017

Manbij is Turkey's next target in Syria, and the SDF must also not be in Raqqa: Erdoğan - Daily Sabah

'Turkey will hit PKK/PYD in Manbij unless it retreats’: Mevlut Cavusoglu - aa.com

Turkey sets up military bases in Syrian Cities of al-Bab, Azaz - Sputnik

Turkey deploys elite commando units in Syria - Daily Sabah

Concurrent attacks by Turkish army, affiliates and ISIS against SDF on Manbij - ANF

Manbij Military Council regains what it lost in the city’s countryside hours after losing it to Turkey backed forces - SOHR

MAP: Manbij: Turks & Ahrar al Sham attack from the West - whilst Daesh attacks from the South - Doloroso on Twitter

VIDEO: Turkish backed forces advances to Manbij - YouTube

Turkey may shut off İncirlik Air Base to US - yenisafak.com

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To counter Turkey, US-backed Kurdish forces agree to hand over key Manbij area to Syrian government in deal brokered by Russia - Middle East Eye

Statement (Arabic) from SDF saying they have handed over several towns to the Syrian army west of Manbij due to EuphratesShield attacks - Twitter

MAP: Kurdish-led SDF to handover huge section of Manbij territory to Syrian army - almasdarnews.com

Damascus looks to Syrian Kurds to counter Turkey - Middle East Online

Syrian Army liberates 10 villages in eastern Aleppo amid dash towards Euphrates River - almasdarnews.com

Syrian army announces recapture of Palmyra from Islamic State, with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes - Reuters

Hezbollah, Russia and the U.S. help Syria retake Palmyra - The Washington Post

Syrian opposition likens Palmyra battles to 'Tom and Jerry' show - Reuters

Russia and Syria say opposition trying to wreck peace talks - Reuters

At peace talks, Syria rebels urge Trump to correct Obama's 'catastrophic mistakes' - Reuters

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U.S.: Kurds will participate in some form in attack on Raqqa - The Washington Post

US arms Syrian Arab Coalition to combat ISIS in Raqqa - ARA News

Syrian Kurds receive US weapons, vehicles via Iraq - Kurdpress News Aganecy

US sets up military base in Syrian Manbij to ‘defend it from Turkish attack’: SDF officer - Sputnik

Standoff in Manbij as US troops face the Turkish Army across the battlefield (VIDEO) - almasdarnews.com

U.S. General says no evidence of YPG attacks from Northern Syria on Turkey - Reuters

Central Command tweets photos of Kurdish women fighting ISIS - Business Insider

Syrian opposition figure to deploy all-Arab force in Raqqa offensive alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces - Reuters

U.S. commander downplays chance of big Iraq, Syria troop hike - Reuters

Russians strike U.S.-backed forces in Syria by mistake believing they were ISIS, general says - usatoday.com

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