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Turkey points to Kurdish militants for deadly Istanbul bombing / Nazlan Ertan
Turkish security forces have arrested a Syrian woman they say confessed to carrying out the attack under instructions from Kobani, but both the Kurdistan Workers Party and Syrian Kurdish forces deny any involvement.
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Jihadist group seizes Kurdish town controlled by Turkish-backed forces
Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has taken over a town controlled by Turkish-backed groups in northwest Syria, U.S.-government funded Voice of America outlet reported on Thursday.
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Syrian opposition launches program to teach Kurdish language in Aleppo
Syrian Kurds in the areas of the Syrian opposition welcomed the decision to launch a program to teach the Kurdish language at the opposition-affiliated Free Aleppo University in the city of Azaz.
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Turkey opposes U.S. exempting Syrian Kurdish regions from sanctions: FM
Turkey opposes the US decision to exempt regions controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, Hurriyet Daily News reported on Friday, May 13.
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Factional infighting escalates in northern Syria / Khaled al-Khateb
Infighting continues among the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army factions in light of a power and influence struggle, conflict over crossings and smuggling corridors, and the lack of a unified military institution.
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Institute says Turkey has committed war crime against Kurds
The Gate Stone Institute wrote in its report on Turkish military operations in northern Iraq and Syria that "These operations are more of a war crime than a counter-terrorism, given their impact on the lives of civilians."