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Institute for War and Peace Reporting
April 24, 2018
This caused confusion and panic when she visited the Ras al-Ain hospital before travelling to the refugee camp. “I entered the hospital with my mother; I left her in the examination room and went out to look at other patients. I couldn't understand why everybody was afraid of me. At the end I found myselfÃâà...
The Dartmouth
April 18, 2018
Up north, in Ras al-Ain, farmers plow through a mass grave, growing their crops amid fields of bones. In Deir ez-Zour itself, some of the remains lay respectfully under the floor of a church — or they did, until the Islamic State occupied the city and blasted the memorial apart. These are the bones of womenÃâà...
Al-Monitor
April 10, 2018
Erdogan also announced that Turkey “is gearing up to start cleansing Ain al-Arab [which the Kurds call Kobani], Tell Abyad, Ras al-Ain and Hasakah in Syria from terrorist elements and getting ready to enter Sinjar at any moment.” Meanwhile, a high-level Iraqi delegation visited the Turkish capital to holdÃâà...
Human Rights Watch
April 5, 2018
Syrians run as they flee from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain to Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, November 9, 2012. Ãâé 2012 Reuters. At a border crossing between Syria and Turkey, a smuggler preparing a group of seven Syrian asylum seekers to enter Turkey told a 13-year-old boy toÃâà...
Ahval
April 4, 2018
... has signaled that he plans to expand the scope of the operation to Ayn al-Arab, Ras al-Ain, and Tal Abyad. He has also rejected a French offer to mediate with the YPG, which Turkey says is indistinguishable from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an autonomy-seeking militant Kurdish group in Turkey.
Al-Monitor
April 3, 2018
Temo said the anti-PYD group's goals and expectations go beyond Afrin: “We want Manbij, Tell Rifaat, Ras al-Ain, Qamishli and Raqqa to be cleansed of the terror outfit. The only power that can do that is Turkey.” These pro-Barzani Kurdish groups in Syria accuse the PYD of working with the Syrian regimeÃâà...
PRESSTV
March 30, 2018
Erdogan further said the Turkish military has begun more operations to drive the militants out of northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab, Ras al-Ain and Tel Abyad regions up to the Iraqi border. Turkey will achieve high economic growth in 2018 and will keep its door “wide open” to international investors, said theÃâà...
Daily Sabah
March 30, 2018
Turkey has started preparations to clear northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab, Ras al-Ain and Tel Abyad regions from PKK-linked People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorists up until the Iraqi border, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday, adding that it would also clear militants from Iraq. Addressing rulingÃâà...
Focus News
March 30, 2018
Sofia. Turkey has started preparations to clear northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab, Ras al-Ain and Tel Abyad regions from PKK-linked People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorists up until the Iraqi border, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday, adding that it would also clear militants from Iraq, Daily SabahÃâà...
Rudaw
March 24, 2018
“After seeing this situation, our brothers and sisters living in the region from Tal Rifaat to Manbij and from Tel Abyad to Ras Al Ain [Sari Kani] are sending messages, calling on Turkey to go and restore security, peace, and order. God willing, we will not leave their call unanswered. We will soon be with allÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 23, 2018
Their presence in Manbij came following comments delivered by Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that Ankara-backed opposition forces would expand to Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, Tel Abyad, Ras al-Ain and Qamishli until the corridor of towns along Syria's border region with Turkey isÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 23, 2018
Their presence in Manbij came following comments delivered by Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that Ankara-backed opposition forces would expand to Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, Tel Abyad, Ras al-Ain and Qamishli until the corridor of towns along Syria's border region with Turkey isÃâà...
Al-Manar TV
March 20, 2018
Turkish forces targeted a water plant in in Hasaka, cutting water off the area and causing power outage. SANA news agency reported that “Turkish regime targeted Allouk water plant in Ras al-Ain in Hasaka countryside causing power outage in the water plant and cutting water off Hasaka.” However, theÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 19, 2018
We will now continue to Manbij, Ain el-Arab, Tal Abyad Ras al-Ain and Qamishli until the terrorist corridor is gone,” he said, adding that Turkey was prepared to go into Northern Iraq's Shinjar region, where PKK fighters are based. Moving deeper into Syria could put Turkey dangerously close to an estimatedÃâà...
Ahram Online
March 17, 2018
“Once we have purged the terrorists [from Afrin] we will then cleanse them from Manbij, Ain Al-Arab, Tel-Abyad, Ras Al-Ain and Qamishli,” Erdogan said. He also indicated that he would carry his cleansing campaign into Iraq, in collaboration with Baghdad. Is this bravado? According to neutral sources, theÃâà...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
March 15, 2018
Thousands of women, men, children raped in Syria's war: U.N. report. FILE PHOTO: Syrians try to cross the border from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain to the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar after an air strike December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh/File Photo. By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters.
gulfnews.com
March 10, 2018
Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday vowed to expand Turkey's offensive in Syria against Kurdish militia to key border towns controlled by the group right up to the Iraqi frontier. Turkey launched its operation seeking to oust Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia from the AfrinÃâà...
Syria Direct
November 21, 2017
The market in downtown Ras al-Ain comes to life each morning at 6am. Vegetable and fruit vendors open their stalls, piling tables high with lemons, cabbages, tomatoes and onions. Women arrive from nearby villages with milk, cream and fresh yogurt. Shoppers weave through the streets, inspectingÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
December 31, 1999
The US concern came amid pledges made by Turkey to expand its military operation to Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, Tel Abyad, Ras al-Ain and Qamishli until the corridor of towns along Syria's border region with Turkey is fully “eliminated.” "We will continue this process until we entirely eliminate this corridor,Ãâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
December 31, 1999
The US concern came amid pledges made by Turkey to expand its military operation to Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, Tel Abyad, Ras al-Ain and Qamishli until the corridor of towns along Syria's border region with Turkey is fully “eliminated.” "We will continue this process until we entirely eliminate this corridor,Ãâà...
Al-Manar TV
December 31, 1999
Turkish forces targeted a water plant in in Hasaka, cutting water off the area and causing power outage. SANA news agency reported that “Turkish regime targeted Allouk water plant in Ras al-Ain in Hasaka countryside causing power outage in the water plant and cutting water off Hasaka.” However, theÃâà...
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