Tag: Manbij
Erdogan: Turkey is ready to take over Syria’s Manbij
ISTANBUL: Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria’s Manbij, where four US citizens died in an Islamic State-claimed bombing last week, President...
Turkey says reports of Kurdish militia withdrawal from Manbij ‘exaggerated’
ANKARA: A source at Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed a militia report that Kurdish YPG fighters had completely left Syria's Manbij region as...
Erdogan, Trump emphasize importance of Manbij roadmap
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on Monday and discussed the importance of implementing the joint...
Syria condemns Turkish, US presence around Manbij
BEIRUT: Syria said on Tuesday it rejected the presence of Turkish and US forces around the northern town of Manbij, a day after soldiers...
Turkey, US agree roadmap to avert crisis in Syria’s Manbij, few...
ANKARA: Turkey and the United States on Monday endorsed a roadmap for the northern Syrian city of Manbij and underlined their mutual commitment to...
US set up base in Syria’s Manbij after Turkish threats: local...
MANBIJ: US forces set up a new base in Manbij in northern Syria some three months ago after Turkish threats to march on the...
Syria’s Afrin town surrounded by Turkish forces
ANKARA: Turkey’s military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial...