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Focus: Turkey and Syria - Feb 12, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 12 February 2017

Erdogan says Turkish troops inside Syria's al-Bab, end goal is Raqqa and clearing the area of both Islamic State and Kurdish YPG - Middle East Eye [1]

The 'Islamic State' still in control over most of al-Bab city and repels 2 violent attacks on Bzaah and Qabasin - Syrian Observatory For Human Rights [2]

VIDEO: Turkey sets sights on ISIS capital Raqqa - YouTube [3]

Erdogan: 'Next step is to establish a no-fly zone, then they [the Syrians] will be able to establish their national army' - Middle East Observer [4]

Russia deescalated clash between pro-Syrian government,Turkish-backed forces in Al Bab - Rudaw [5]

Turkey bombs Kurdish villages northwest Syria - ARA News [6]

Turkey aims to strengthen ties with Gulf as Erdoğan starts 3-day visit in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar - Daily Sabah [7]

VIDEO: President Erdogan visits the Gulf region - YouTube [8]

Turkey's ties with Saudi Arabia strategically important: Erdogan - KUNA [9]

Riyadh, Ankara on same page on Mideast: Saudi envoy - Daily Sabah [10]

Turkey referendum on boosting presidential powers set for April 16, opponents fear a lurch towards authoritarianism - France 24 [11]

Turkey pressures media ahead of Erdogan referendum, the opposition says the space for debate is already being squeezed - [12]DW.COM [13]

Turkish officials demand Gulen extradition, end of support to Syrian Kurds during Pompeo visit - Breibart [14]

Turkey demands extradition of Gulen supporters from 16 countries - Sofia News Agency [15]

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Syrian Democratic Forces seize more ground east Raqqa amid ISIS retreat - ARA News [16]

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces: 124 ISIS militants killed, 98 villages captured east of Raqqa - ARA News [17]

Syrian Democratic Forces: Raqqa’s Arab tribes support us in fight against IS - Kurdpress News Aganecy [18]

All-Arab force to enter Raqqa once liberated: Syrian Democratic Forces commander - Rudaw [19]

PYD delegation meets with Syrian government representatives, discuss attempts to prevent the Turkish-led Euphrates Shield operation in northern Syria - Kurdpress News Aganecy [20]

Moscow mediates talks between Assad & Syrian Kurds: Russian FM - RT News [21]

Kurdish towns reconcile with Syrian government in Aleppo - [22]almasdarnews.com [23]

YPG has been using US anti-tank missiles for a year: Report - Daily Sabah [24]

Tensions between Kurdish rivals in Syria continue, three KNC officials arrested by the PYD - ARA News [25]

KNC officials to join Syria peace talks in Geneva, PYD excluded - ARA News [26]

Russia pushes hard to include Syria’s Kurds in Geneva talks - Rudaw [27]

Moscow to host pan-Kurdish conference on 15 February with the participation of Kurds from Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria - ARA News [28]

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Assad says US troops welcome in Syria to fight ‘terrorism' - ABC News [29]

Assad: Trump's plan for safe zones in Syria 'not a realistic idea’ (VIDEO) - TheHill [30]

VIDEO: Defiant Assad tells Amnesty International torture and mass hanging report is 'fake news’ - Yahoo News [31]

Hearsay extrapolated: Amnesty claims mass executions In Syria, provides zero proof - M of A [32]

Amnesty International’s kangaroo report on Syria - [33]theduran.com [34]

Amnesty Internation report on Syria: a response from a Syrian dissident (former political prisoner living in Europe) - The Angry Arab News Service [35]

Saydnaya report: Amnesty hired special effects experts to fabricate 'evidence' - Centre for Research on Globalization [36]

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Links:
[1] http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/erdogan-says-turkish-troops-inside-syrias-al-bab-978964711
[2] http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=60793
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGV7lDsJoiA
[4] https://www.middleeastobserver.org/2017/02/12/turkey-seeks-safe-zones-in-syria-despite-russias-refusal/
[5] http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/100220171
[6] http://aranews.net/2017/02/turkey-bombs-kurdish-villages-northwest-syria/
[7] https://www.dailysabah.com/d/business/2017/02/13/turkey-aims-to-strengthen-ties-with-gulf-as-erdogan-starts-3-day-visit
[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuazCjFp6XU
[9] http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2591655&language=en
[10] https://www.dailysabah.com/d/politics/2017/02/13/riyadh-ankara-on-same-page-on-mideast-envoy
[11] http://www.france24.com/en/20170212-turkey-referendum-boosting-presidency-powers-set-april-16-erdogan
[12] http://www.dw.com/en/turkey-pressures-media-ahead-of-erdogan-referendum/a-37521170
[13] http://dw.com/
[14] http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/02/10/turkish-officials-demand-gulen-end-support-syrian-kurds-pompeo-visit/
[15] http://www.novinite.com/articles/178832/Turkey+Demands+Extradition+of+Gulen+Supporters+From+16+Countries,+Bulgaria+Included
[16] http://aranews.net/2017/02/syrian-democratic-forces-seize-ground-east-raqqa-amid-isis-retreat/
[17] http://aranews.net/2017/02/124-isis-militants-killed-98-villages-captured-kurdish-led-sdf-forces-east-raqqa/
[18] http://www.kurdpress.com/En/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=15242#Title=Raqqa%19s%20Arab%20tribes%20support%20Kurdish-led%20forces%20in%20fight%20against%20IS
[19] http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/120220171
[20] http://www.kurdpress.com/En/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=15272#Title=%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09PYD%20delegation%20meets%20with%20Syrian%20representatives,%20blame%20Turkish-led%20operations%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09
[21] https://www.rt.com/news/376873-lavrov-syria-assad-kurds/
[22] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-towns-reconcile-syrian-government-aleppo/
[23] http://almasdarnews.com/
[24] https://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2017/02/10/ypg-has-been-using-us-anti-tank-missiles-for-a-year-report
[25] http://aranews.net/2017/02/tensions-kurdish-rivals-syria-continue-three-pyd-opponents-arrested/
[26] http://aranews.net/2017/02/three-knc-officials-to-join-syria-peace-talks-in-geneva-pyd-excluded/
[27] http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/10022017
[28] http://aranews.net/2017/02/moscow-host-pan-kurdish-conference/
[29] http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrias-assad-syrian-refugees-terrorists-45396389
[30] http://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/319057-assad-to-trump-no-syria-safe-zones
[31] https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-defiant-assad-tells-yahoo-news-torture-report-is-fake-news-100042667.html
[32] http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/02/amnesty-report-hearsay.html
[33] https://theduran.com/amnesty-international-saydnaya-prison-report/
[34] http://theduran.com/
[35] http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2017/02/amnesty-internation-report-on-syria.html
[36] http://www.globalresearch.ca/fake-news-and-crimes-against-humanity-amnesty-international-admits-syrian-saydnaya-report-fabricated-entirely-in-uk/5573847
[37] http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/112