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Focus: Turkey Military Intervention in Syria - Aug 24, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 24 August 2016

Turkish forces cross into Syria to wrestle control of Jarablus from Islamic State and thereby prevent Kurdish forces from taking the city - DW.COM

With U.S. backing, Turkey pushes into Syria to hold the line against Kurds - FT.com

PM says Turkish operation in Syria to go on until YPG moves east of Euphrates - Reuters

Turkey will not accept new Kurdish entity in Syria: Prime Minister - Reuters

YPG: We will not withdraw from west of the Euphrates - Rudaw

Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of 'blatant aggression' in Syria and and warn that Ankara is entering a 'quagmire' - Reuters

'Or we'll force them out': Kurdish PYD demands Turkey's withdrawal from Syria - Sputnik

Jarablus Military Council is claiming that Turkey is "deliberately" targeting Kurdish neighbourhoods in Jarablus - liveuamap.com

Clashes between Turkey-FSA and SDF Manbij Military Council in the south of Jarablus - KurdishQuestion.com

Kurds accuse Turkish intelligence of assassinating military leader in Syria's Jarabulus, say two MIT agents captured and interrogated - ARA News

Turkey-FSA take Jarablus from IS without fight - KurdishQuestion.com

Surprise! Washington Post: "rebels had reached the center of Jarabulus after encountering almost no resistance from IS fighters” - Peto Lucem on Twitter

Int community, Peshmerga &Iraqi army near Mosul should ask Turkish army/FSA 2hand over manual "how-to-defeat-IS-in-hours-without-casualties" - Harald Doornbos on Twitter

IS members online say the quick loss of Jarablus was because IS had pulled out its fighters from the city a week ago & regrouped elsewhere - Hassan Hassan on Twitter

Jihadists left Azaz and Aleppo province to assist Turkish Army in capture of Jarabulus - Joshua Landis on Twitter

Zenki brigades, which have been so active in Aleppo, spearhead push with Turks to take Jarablus - Joshua Landis on Twitter

ARCHIVE: Zenki Brigades, Syria Islamist group accused of war crimes - Wikipedia

Ahrar al-Sham is also involved (confirmed by source) in the Jarablus offensive, though more quietly than other FSA/vetted groups - Charles Lister on Twitter

Key Syria [rebel] units involved [in Jarablus]: Faylaq al-Sham Jabhat al-Shamiya Nour al-Din al-Zinki Sultan Murad 13th Division Suqor al-Jebel (1/2) - Charles Lister on Twitter

Key Syria [rebel] units involved [in Jarablus]: Jaish al-Tahrir Hamza Division Jaish al-Nasr Mutassim Brigade Ahrar Tel Rifaat Liwa al-Fateh (2/2) - Charles Lister on Twitter

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U.S. backs Turkey call for Kurds to retreat East of Euphrates, says aid for the YPG would be stopped if it doesn’t comply - Bloomberg Politics

Turkish op in Syria indicate progress in closing border to Daesh: White House - Sputnik

Russia says 'deeply concerned' at Turkish operation in Syria, warning of rising tension over Ankara's targeting of Kurdish militia fighters - AFP

‘Blatant violation of sovereignty’: Damascus condemns Turkish operation in Jarablus - RT News

Syrian opposition group welcomes Turkish military operation near Jarablus - Sputnik

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