Russia
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US should have political ties with Syrian Kurdish administration: official
The Deputy Co-Chair of the Syrian Kurdistan self-ruling administration told KurdPress in an interview that it was necessary for the United States to enter into a political relationship with the Syrian Kurdish administration so that the administration can participate in the Syrian-Syrian talks, warning that "the Syrian political process will end into no avail if the Kurdish administration does not enter into political negotiations."
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Iranian and Syrian, FMs discuss mutual ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Meqdad held talks on mutual ties as well as regional and international developments.
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Syrian Kurdistan administration is not separatist: official
The joint chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration stated that the Kurdish-led administration does not seek the disintegration of Syria and is committed to its unity.
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Iran and Turkey stress on political solution for Syrian crisis
Discussing the latest situation in Syria, including Idlib and east of the Euphrates, the Iranian and Turkish delegations in Sochi stressed the need for a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
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Iran, Russia and Turkey hold talks on Syria
Officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey are convening in Sochi, Russia, for a 15th round of peace talks on Syria on Tuesday, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
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Russia is forming a new local force in Hasaka
The Turkish Anadolu News Agency claimed in a report that Russian army had formed a new local force in the tense region of Hasaka, Syrian Kurdistan.
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Iran FM to visit Turkey on Friday
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Turkey on Friday, January 29, Anadolu Agency website cited a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
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U.S. strategy in Syria has failed / Robert S. Ford
Washington must acknowledge that it can’t build a state
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McGurk election is good news for Kurds: party leader
The leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP.S) said: "Political and diplomatic delegations from different countries come to Syrian Kurdistan, but so far they have not acknowledged the existence of the self-ruling system and have not commented on it, and we hope that this issue will change in Biden (US President-elect Joe Biden) time."
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Russia does not want Syrian Kurdish autonomy to be abolished:
A senior official in the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration believes that Russia's position on the survival of the Syrian Kurdish Autonomous Administration is vague.
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Turkey weighs attack on Syrian Kurdish town/ Sultan Al-Ultananj
Turkey has mobilized more forces in the vicinity of the town of Ain Issa in northern Syria, while the Free Syrian Army, an ally of Ankara, intensified its presence in that area amid an agreement between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Russia to ward off Turkey and its allies from the town.
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Syrian Kurds call on Russia to stop Turkish violations near Ain Issa
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces called on Russia to stop further attacks by local Turkey-backed militias near the town of Ain Issa in Syrian Kurdistan, Kurdistan 24 reported on Monday, December 28.
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Russia sends forces to Ain Issa to deter clashes between Kurdish, Turkey-backed fighters
Russia has sent more troops to an area in northern Syria where Turkey-backed fighters have clashed with Kurdish-led forces near a strategic highway patrolled by Russian and Turkish troops, Reuters reported.
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Iraq, Iran, Russia and Syria to exchange security information
Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Russian Federation and Syria will exchange security information with each other.
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Russia is against Turkey's wish to set up military post in Azerbaijan
Russia are is not in favour of Turkey’s wish to set up an independent military observation post on Azeri territory, a Turkish source said, after the two agreed this month to monitor a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Erdogan says Turkey will not give up deep-rooted ties with Iran and Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described Turkey's relations with Iran and Russia as deep-rooted and unavoidable and said Ankara would not give up the ties.
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Russian and Turkish delegations meet in Ankara to discuss Syria
Turkish and Russian diplomatic delegations met in Ankara to discuss the Syrian crisis.
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Washington has not given any military guarantees to Syrian Kurds against Turkey: US envoy
US Representative to Syria affairs, James Jeffrey, says that no one in Donald Trump administration had promised the Syrian Kurds to defend them against a Turkish military attack.
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Prominent Kurdish poet Jalal Malaksha passes away at 69
Iranian prominent Kurdish poet and writer Jalal Malaksha died of a heart stroke in Sanandaj, the capital of the northwestern province of Kurdistan, on Saturday October 31.
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Erdogan will be worried about Biden victory: columnist
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be worried about the result of the upcoming United States presidential election having staked much on his personal relationship with Donald Trump, the Washington Post’s foreign policy and national security columnist said on Thursday.