Syria, Turkey

Turkey is determined to expand its influence in the new Syria
No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.
Rubio and Fidan hold first call as Turkey's role expands in Syria
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Factbox-Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria
Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule. NATO member Turkey is now in a position to influence its neighbour's future diplomatically,
Turkey's Syria Aspirations
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan underscored the need to grant Syria's new administration the opportunity to confront the issue of Kurdish militants operating within its borders. He emphasised that Turkish forces would not hesitate to act decisively should this matter remain unresolved.
Arab States Race Turkey for Influence in New Syria
Saudi Arabia and others are overlooking the new leadership’s jihadist past, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the strategically positioned country.
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Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form a national army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year.
Syria’s new foreign minister holds talks with Turkey’s President and other top officials
Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials said ...
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Turkey, Emboldened by Fresh Entrée in Syria, Taunts Athens Anew Over Fabled Greek Islands
A rightist ally of President Erdogan, Devlet Bahceli of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, this week openly questioned ...
Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of ...
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey find early common ground on Syria, will it last?
Despite supporting the armed opposition in the earlier parts of the Syrian civil war, Turkey and Saudi Arabia soon found ...
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Turkey raps France, says US only counterpart in northeast Syria
Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United ...
Kurdish-Turkish duel in Syria: Who will Trump choose?
Donald Trump with Erdogan (left), and Gen Mazloum Abdi Battles are raging in the northeast region of Syria, between the ...
Reporter's Notebook: Navigating journalism in the 'new' Syria
A week later, the Ministry of Information sent an online form for journalists, asking them to detail work plans before they ...