At least 13 killed in artillery attacks on northern Syria town
First attack strikes residential area and second a hospital, say civil defence sources
At least 13 dead after car bomb attack in Syrian border town
Ankara blames Kurdish militia for fatal assault in town held by Turkish-backed forces
Hundreds of Isis supporters flee camp amid Turkish offensive in northern Syria
Dundalk woman Lisa Smith may have been in Ain Eissa camp
Kurds and US gave Turkey excuse it needed to invade
US backing made the Kurds in Syria overconfident. They are set to pay a high price
US abandonment of Syria’s Kurds risks bitter fighting
Trump’s decision to allow Turkey invade Kurdish-held territory will unsettle region
Syria hits out at US-Turkish plan to establish ‘safe zone’ in north
Buffer zone to separate Turkish and US-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria
Reduced US force in Syria will be a face-saver for Trump and Erdogan
After first saying he was pulling out all US troops, Trump has bowed to pressure
US decision on withdrawal from Syria ‘a positive step’, says Putin
Moscow, Tehran and Ankara find no accord at Sochi summit on defeating Idlib jihadis
Russia supportive of Syrian opposition to Turkish-controlled security zone
Kurds also against proposed development along the Syrian-Turkish border
Tensions rise as Turkish president criticises US national security adviser
Bolton ‘made serious mistake’ in trying to set conditions around withdrawal of US troops from Syria
Erdogan snub exposes US disarray on withdrawal from Syria
Turkish president accuses Trump administration of issuing mixed messages on Syria
Al-Qaeda affiliate controls Syrian land once held by NLF
Shelling persists between insurgents and army as Tahrir al-Sham holds most of Idlib
US withdrawal from Syria may edge Erdogan closer to Putin
Turkey appears determined to boost relations with Moscow as US becomes unreliable
US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerable
Move increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by Kurds
US withdrawal from Syria could cause havoc in the region
As well as the enduring Isis threat, the power dynamics in Syria are finely balanced
Turkish plan to clear Syrian Kurdish fighters ‘unacceptable’
US alarmed by Erdogan announcement but silent on how its 2,200 troops in field will act
Turkey castigates call to withdraw army and militias from Kurdish Afrin district
Jihadis in villages of non-Muslim Yazidi Kurds persecute them for their faith and ethnicity
The Irish man ‘fighting fascism’ in Syria: ‘I was always curious how I’d react to battle’
At least three Irish men are fighting with Kurds in Syria, part of an international battalion of ‘villagers, students, sons of butchers, socialists and anarchists’
Turkish military ‘encircles’ Syrian town of Afrin
Ankara denies carrying out ‘demographic change’ in Kurdish territory
Syria Q&A: Conflicts in eastern Ghouta and Afrin explained
Why Syria's government is bombing east of Damascus, and Turkey's role in the north
Turkey demands US expel Kurdish militia from anti-Isis force
Ties between Nato allies strained ahead of visit to Ankara by US secretary of state Rex Tillerson
US ties with Kurds in Syria create rift with Turkey
Kurdish group YPG is now facing an escalating battle with Turkish forces in northwestern Syria
Macron and Erdogan have a delicate lunch at the Elysée
Turkish president Erdogan an awkward guest for the French president
Turkey’s missile deal evidence West must rethink policy
Ties between Ankara and West eroding as Turkey moves closer to dictatorship
US-backed forces enter Islamic State ‘capital’ Raqqa
Kurdish and Arab fighters prepare for long campaign as terrorists boost defences
US says claims it supported Islamic State ‘ludicrous’
Tayyip Erdogan says he has evidence US forces supported terrorist organistaions
British diplomats seek access to Irish man in Iraqi prison
Laois native Joshua Molloy (24) was detained after fighting with Kurdish forces in Syria
Irish man arrested in Iraq on way home after fighting Isis in Syria
Laois native Joshua Molloy in British army for four years but travelled to Syria in 2015
Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement
Formulation of Syrian peace plan frustrated by task of defining terrorist factions
Turkey blames Ankara car bombing on Kurds in Syria
Attack carried out by a Syrian national working with Kurdish militants, claims PM
Dozens die in military strikes on Syrian hospitals
Ceasefire effort must go on despite latest violence against civilians, says EU envoy
Turkey condemns actions of ‘terrorist’ Russia in Syria
Moscow denies hitting civilian targets, as Ankara vows to defend town of Azaz
Kurdish militia oust jihadists from strategic town
Syrian Kurds gain control of frontier as Ankara speaks of ethnic cleansing
Kurdish forces drive IS out of Kobani in Syria
Syrian Kurdish YPG ends four-month battle for town near Turkish border
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