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Focus: Syrian Kurds and Turkey - Feb 20, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 20 February 2016

Backed by US strikes Kurdish-led force takes Islamic State stronghold Shaddadi in northeast Syria - AFP

Syrian Kurds further weaken Islamic State after taking Shaddadi, cutting off key supply route between Mosul and Raqqa - middleeasteye.net

Islamic State leaders, media official killed in American strike in the vicinity of Shaddadi city - ARA News

Turkish shelling in border areas continues: Syrian Kurds - The financial express

Syrian rebels say at least 2,000 reinforcements get free passage via Turkey heading into Azaz - todayszaman.com

Why Turkey is losing hope in Syrian border town of Azaz - Al-Monitor

CHP head again accuses Turkish gov’t of sending arms to jihadists - hurriyetdailynews.com

Erdoğan slams intellectuals who opposed going to war in Syria - todayszaman.com

Russia fails in UN bid to rein in Turkey over Syria - rappler.com

Syrian Kurds: Russia will fight ‘big war' to protect us from Turkey - breitbart.com

NATO Worried about Possible Turkey-Russia Hostilities - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Saudi king Salman, Putin hold talks on Syria crisis - Saudi Gazette

Saudi foreign minister says Syrian rebels should receive anti-aircraft missiles - Middle East Eye

Interview with Saudi foreign minister Adel al Jubeir on Syrian War - SPIEGEL ONLINE

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Turkey asks US to cut ties with Syrian Kurds - ABNA

Turkey's Erdogan says saddened by U.S. arming of Syrian Kurdish militia - thestar.com

Turkish minister says US making conflicting statements over Syrian Kurdish YPG - todayszaman.com

In a telephone call with Erdogan Obama calls for 'restraint' from Turkey, Kurdish YPG in Syria - Yahoo News

Readout of the President’s call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey - whitehouse.gov

Erdoğan says no doubt YPG behind Ankara attack, urges allies to label PYD as terrorist group - Reuters

Turkey claims they can change Incerlik airbase terms AND more if Washington doesn’t label PYD a terrorist group - Joshua Landis on Twitter

Syrian PYD leader rejects responsibility for Ankara attack - todayszaman.com

Turkey manufacturing reasons to invade Syrian Kurdistan: YPG spokesman - ekurd.net

Turkish-based Kurdish splinter group claims responsibility for Ankara bombing - DW.COM

Meet the obscure Kurdish fighters taking responsibility for the the Ankara bombing - Foreign Policy

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