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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

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

VIDEO: Turkey sets sights on ISIS capital Raqqa - YouTube

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

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

Turkey bombs Kurdish villages northwest Syria - ARA News

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

VIDEO: President Erdogan visits the Gulf region - YouTube

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kurdish towns reconcile with Syrian government in Aleppo - almasdarnews.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amnesty International’s kangaroo report on Syria - theduran.com

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

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

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