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Iraq bans ‘Fortnite,' says video games are negatively influencing its youth

These damned kids and their video machines

5 years ago

Pompeo confident of US deal with Turkey to protect Kurds

Despite Turkey's vows to the contrary, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday he was confident the two nations can agree on a way to protect U.S.-allied Kurdish rebels in Syria after American troops withdraw from the country.

5 years ago

Turkey adamant on tough stance on Syrian Kurdish fighters as Russia begins joint patrols near Manbij

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday that Turkey will not refrain from military action to protect its borders from what he describes as threats posed by Syrian Kurdish fighters.

5 years ago

National security adviser Bolton outlines conditions for US pullout from Syria

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that the American military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group and on Turkey assuring the safety of U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Graham says Trump slowing down planned withdrawal of US forces from Syria

President Donald Trump has ordered a slowdown to the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Syria, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Syria’s Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike ISIS in Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Iraqi forces on Sunday to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, the state news agency SANA said, as the two allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria.

5 years ago