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Russian envoy urges restraint by Turkey in Syria - media

Russia has called on Turkey to show restraint in its use of "excessive" military force in Syria and to keep tensions from escalating, Russian news agencies cited a Russian envoy to Syria envoy as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. says continues to oppose any military action destabilizing Syria

The United States continues to oppose any military action that destabilizes the situation in Syria, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, adding that Washington has communicated its serious concerns to Ankara over the impact of such an offensive on the goal to fight against Islamic State.

Reuters

U.S. urges de-escalation in Syria, opposes violations of Iraq's sovereignty

The United States on Monday urged de-escalation of violence in Syria, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement, after tit-for-tat attacks by Turkey's military and a Kurdish militia.

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Iraq Condemns Iranian, Turkish Attacks on Kurdistan Region

Iraq on Monday condemned Iranian and Turkish attacks on its northern Kurdistan region, the state news agency INA reported, citing a foreign ministry statement. "The repeated attacks carried out by Iranian and Turkish forces with missiles and drones on the Kurdistan region are a violation of Iraq's sovereignty," the statement…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shamima Begum may have been a victim of child trafficking, court told

Lawyers for 23-year-old who left UK to join Islamic State in 2015 challenge ‘hasty’ decision to revoke citizenship

The Guardian - UK

Shamima Begum was 'human trafficking victim', court told in citizenship hearing

SHAMIMA Begum was influenced by a “determined and effective Isis propaganda machine” and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim,…

The National (Scotland)

HRW: More must be done to help ISIL camp repatriates reintegrate

New Human Rights Watch report shows repatriated children facing reintegration issues while thousands remain detained.

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Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed

Turkish officials say suspected Kurdish militants in Syria have fired rockets into a border town in Turkey, killing three people and wounding at least 10 others

The Independent UK

Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria

Turkey's armed forces have conducted several large-scale military operations over the decades in northern Iraq and northern Syria against Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Islamic State and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Reuters

Shamima Begum should have been treated as child trafficking victim, court told

Ms Begum, who travelled to Syria aged 15, is challenging the Home Office’s decision to remove her British citizenship,

The Independent UK

British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim, court told

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government's decision to take away her citizenship, with her lawyers telling a London court that she was likely "a child victim of trafficking".

Reuters

Spain to bring back Spanish families from IS camps in Syria

Spain has decided to bring back several Spanish wives, widows and children of Islamic State fighters from detention camps in northeastern Syria, a government source said on Monday, confirming a report in El Pais newspaper.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says Syria operations not limited to air campaign -media

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported.

Reuters

Türkiye Says 3 Killed in Rocket Strikes from Kurdish Group in Syria

Türkiye said a Kurdish militia killed three people in rocket attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of cross-border retaliation following Turkish air operations at the weekend and a bomb attack in Istanbul a week ago. The five rockets hit a school, two houses and a truck in…

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The European Union in Syria: too complacent?

Since 2011, Bashar Al-Assad has waged a brutal war that has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of Syrians – estimates range between 306,000 and 610,000 victims. Overwhelming evidence ties Al-Assad to a range of war crimes and genocidal practices, and the European Union has long advocated a firm…

Al Jazeera

Two killed in Turkey after rockets fired from Syria

Suspected Kurdish fighters fired rockets at the border town of Karkamis after Turkey had hit YPG positions in Syria.

Reuters

Turkey vows more retaliation after 2 killed in cross-border Kurdish strikes

Turkey said a Kurdish militia killed two people in mortar attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of cross-border retaliation following Turkish air operations at the weekend and a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul a week ago.

Daily Mirror

ISIS bride Shamima Begum begins High Court battle to restore her UK citizenship

Shamima Begum fled east London as a 15-year-old to join Islamic State seven years ago and is now challenging the UK government's decision to remove her citizenship

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Evening Standard

Shamima Begum ‘should have been treated as child trafficking victim’, court hears

She has denied any involvement in terror activities and is challenging a Government decision to remove her citizenship

The Independent UK

UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin

She has denied any involvement in terror activities and is challenging a Government decision to remove her citizenship.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Fear Reigns’ among Syria’s Kurds Following Turkish Strikes

Kurds in northern Syria who woke to deadly Turkish air strikes overnight expressed fear and anger on Sunday, accusing the United States of abandoning them after they spearheaded the fight against the ISIS group. In the small city of Al-Malikiyah, in Syria's far northeastern corner, shops were closed and streets…

The Independent UK

Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish rebel groups in Syria and Iraq, killing 31

As at least 31 die in airstrikes, Iran also declares a new offensive against Kurds in Iraq

Reuters

Turkish air strikes destroy 89 Kurdish militant targets in Syria, Iraq - ministry

Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Strikes in Syria, Iraq a Week after Istanbul Bombing

Türkiye launched deadly airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara holds responsible for last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul. Warplanes attacked bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and the Syrian People’s Protection Units, or YPG,…

Al Jazeera

Turkish jets hit targets in Syria, Iraq after Istanbul bomb blast

Kurdish fighters report ‘deaths and injuries’ after Turkish planes hit two villages and Kobane city in northeast Syria.

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