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A police officer guards the road in front of a house where police found the bodies of the suspected gunman and his mother, in Hanau, Germany, on Thursday.

Shootings In Germany Kill 10; Police Suspect Far-Right Extremism

Feb 20, 2020
"Racism is a poison. Hate is a poison," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday, as evidence pointed to the gunman being motivated by extreme views.
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Middle East
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday.

Turkey, Russia Reach Deal To Control Syrian Areas Once Patrolled By The U.S.

Oct 22, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to jointly patrol an area in northern Syria previously controlled by Kurdish forces with U.S. support.
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National Security
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on Friday amid Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces.

Pentagon Says U.S. Troop Position In Syria Came Under Fire From Turkish Incursion

Oct 11, 2019
A spokesman says all U.S. troops are accounted for with no injuries. U.S. officials say they oppose Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria.
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Middle East
U.S. allies in the Syrian Democratic Forces say the White House's decision to pull troops from the Syria-Turkey border has left them without hope. Here, a U.S. soldier is seen during a joint patrol with Turkish troops on Friday.

'Shocking': Trump Is Criticized For Pulling Troops From Syrian Border

Oct 07, 2019
Kurdish allies of the U.S. say the president's decision is "shocking." Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump is doing "EXACTLY what President Obama did in Iraq with even more disastrous consequences."
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Middle East
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a meeting with U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday, in an apparent snub. Erdogan disagrees with U.S. calls to protect Kurdish militants in Syria who have helped in the fight against ISIS.

Erdogan Cancels Meeting With Bolton, As U.S. Seeks To Reassure Allies On Syria

Jan 08, 2019
The meeting was canceled moments before it was to begin, reflecting Turkish anger over U.S. insistence that a Kurdish militia fighting in Syria be protected after American troops withdraw.
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The Two-Way
Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture as they prepare to destroy it in city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

Turkish Forces Seize Syrian City Of Afrin

Mar 18, 2018
The Turkish military has taken control of Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria. An advocacy group says nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.
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The Two-Way
Iraqi security forces advancing Thursday towards the town of Faysh Khabur, which is located on the Turkish and Syrian borders in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region.

Iraqi And Kurdish Forces Agree To Pause Fighting

Oct 27, 2017
This has the potential to open the door for talks, after Iraqi forces moved to wrest territory from the Kurds, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Iraq opposed a Kurdish independence referendum.
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The Two-Way
Iraqi Kurds wave the Kurdish flag as they celebrate in the streets of the northern city of Irbil on Monday following a referendum on independence.

Iraq Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Region's Airports After Independence Vote

Sep 27, 2017
Iraq's Kurdish region has overwhelmingly voted in favor of independence. Now the Iraqi government says it will block international flights to and from the region's airports in retaliation.
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The Two-Way
Rescue officials and others carry an injured man from the explosion site after a car bomb detonated in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. At least eight people were killed and 100 injured in a blast outside a police building Friday morning.

Car Bomb Kills 8 In Turkey After Pro-Kurdish Legislators Detained For Questioning

Nov 04, 2016
The explosion-laden minibus hit a city in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast, The Associated Press reports. The blast came hours after 12 pro-Kurdish lawmakers were taken into custody.
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The Two-Way

U.S. Investigating Whether ISIS Used Chemical Weapons Against Kurds

Aug 14, 2015
Reports have said the self-proclaimed Islamic State likely used mustard gas against Kurdish forces. Officials tell NPR they have not determined what chemical, if any, was used.
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Parallels
The stone pillar at the center of this temple is where Yazidi worshippers bring their prayers. "During the siege, we came here every day and asked God to save us," says a fighter named Shamwa Edo.

Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS

Feb 13, 2015
Led by a celebrated Yazidi fighter, a small band of Kurdish peshmerga survived a months-long ISIS onslaught. Unlike others in Syria and Iraq, this sacred place still stands, nearly unscathed.
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