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Turkey determined to destroy ‘terror corridor’ in Syria despite talks with US to establish a safe zone

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his country is determined to destroy what he called a “terror corridor” in northern Syria — regardless of whether or not Turkey and the United States agree on the establishment of a so-called “safe zone” there. U.S. and Turkish officials …

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With Libyans now 'fighting the wars of others' inside their own country, UN envoy urges Security Council action to end violence

29 July 2019 – Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war …

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Pentagon Plans to Reject Japan's Request to Join F-35 Project Despite Row With Turkey – Report

Earlier, Washington booted Turkey out of the F-35 stealth fighter programme and said the country wouldn’t be getting its 120 stealth fighter jets after Ankara refused to cancel its S-400 missile system deal with Russia. Despite the deadly crash of a Japanese Air Self-Defence Force F-35A earlier this year, Japan …

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