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Russia ‘transferring’ defense drive observers in Syria’s Afrin

Russia has started moving military observers away from an area in northwestern Syria where Turkey is planning an offensive against Kurdish fighters, a Turkish official told Al Jazeera. Moving the observers comes as Turkey’s defence minister on Friday said his country would go ahead with the offensive in the enclave of Afrin, saying Syrian Kurdish…

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US militia: No ‘strengthen’ for Kurdish YPG in Afrin

Syrian Kurdish fighters previously armed by the United States are no longer part of the battle against ISIL and the US-led coalition doesn’t support them, a US military official said on Tuesday.  The comments were the first indication by American officials that US-led forces may not intervene if Turkey follows through with a promised cross-border military…