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26-year-old man arrested at Heathrow Airport over suspected terrorism offences
A 26-year-old man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences. The man was arriving in the UK from Turkey, just hours after Turkey confirmed it had deported a British Islamic State suspect.
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Trump meets Erdogan at White House
While the impeachment hearings were going on, President Trump was busy with international diplomacy, greeting President Erdogan of Turkey at the White House.
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‘Don’t mix up election with Brexit’, says Tony Blair
We spoke to former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who’s been a vocal campaigner for a second referendum, and asked whether he thought that Labour’s decision to back an election was like turkeys voting for Christmas.
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Trump appears to claim credit for Syria ceasefire imposed on Kurds
The President avoided the subject of impeachment when he spoke today. Instead he wanted to focus on what he called “a major breakthrough” for Syria’s future.
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Fighting in Syria continues despite ceasefire, reports say
A fragile peace in northern Syria appears to have been shattered, with reports – denied by Turkey – that shelling has started again.
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FactCheck: Corbyn did call for NATO to disband – but it’s Labour policy to stay in
Official Labour policy is to maintain Britain’s commitment to the NATO alliance and to continue to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence.
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Trump under mounting pressure over impeachment and Syria
US Vice President Mike Pence is being sent to the Middle East to call for an immediate end to Turkey’s attacks on Kurds in Syria.
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Andrey Kortunov, Russian International Affairs Council: ‘Hospitals are used by Isis fighters as a shelter’
Andrey Kortunov is director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, the country’s leading foreign affairs think tank, which is backed by the Kremlin.
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Dozens of civilians killed and injured in Turkish attacks in Syria
Dozens of civilians have been killed and injured in Turkish attacks and tens of thousands of people have fled their homes because of the danger.
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Syrian forces move into Kurdish-held territory as Turkish offensive continues
Syrian troops have begun moving into Kurdish-held territory in the country’s north east, as Turkey and its allies continue their offensive, insisting they are countering an “imminent terrorist threat”.
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‘Hundreds’ with suspected links to ISIS escape Syria camp
Almost 800 women and children with suspected links to Islamic State have escaped from the Ain Issa camp, according to Kurdish officials.
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Kurdish activist Elif Sarican: Many Kurds “are choosing to stay” despite Turkish attacks
Cathy Newman is joined by Elif Sarican, a Kurd from Turkey herself, and an activist for the Kurdish Women’s Movement.
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Trump downplays American ties to Kurds in Syria to justify withdrawal decision
President Trump is downplaying America’s ties to the Kurds as he attempts to defend his decision to withdraw US troops in Syria, which is what triggered Turkey to launch its offensive. But Republicans and Democrats remain unified in criticism of the President for abandoning an ally.
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Turkish Ambassador defends offensive against Kurds
Jon Snow speaks to the Turkish Ambassador to London, Ümit Yalçın. We asked the Ambassador whether President Trump had given his approval for Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria.
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The jihadis of idlib: a militant state within a state
Turkey’s invasion into the Kurdish held north isn’t the only ferociously contested space in Syria. Further West the province of Idlib remains another bastion of the rebellion against the Assad regime. But over half of Idlib is now controlled by a coalition of jihadi groups, many with strong links to Al Qaeda. Paraic O’Brien has…