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As Tensions Soar, Turkey Warns US Bombing of Syria Could Set Entire Middle East 'on Fire'

Syria Denounces 'New Aggression' After US Warplanes Bomb Government Forces

Jon Queally, staff writer

A U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jet takes off from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Dec. 15, 2015.

"The presence of US military in eastern Syria, acts as a standing pretext for a wider US war in Syria. Had US personnel been killed yesterday, you can only imagine how Trump would react."

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As Washington Inflames Tensions in Syria, Turkey Launches Airstrikes Against U.S.-Backed Kurdish Forces

Julia Conley, staff writer

More than 100 targets were bombed Saturday, days after Turkey threatened...

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Tensions Soar: Syria Decries Open-Ended US Military Presence as 'Act of Aggression'

Jon Queally, staff writer

Tensions rise in Syria as Turkey threatens invasion, Damascus vows to "shoot...

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Global Journalism Watchdog Honors Trump for 'Overall Achievement in Undermining Global Press Freedom'

Report Links Trump's Anti-Press Rhetoric to Record Number of Jailed Journalists

'I Made This... But Didn't Get Paid': Garment Workers Appeal Directly to Shoppers

Flynn served in the Trump administration for only 24 days after being fired, following reports that he had been dishonest about his connections to Russia.

Mueller Investigation Expands Focus to Probe Flynn's Finances

A Year After Coup Attempt, Turkish Opposition Accuses Erdogan of Exploiting Crisis

Hundreds of Thousands Gather in Turkey to 'Revolt Against Injustice'

Nine Injured, Two Arrested in Protest Outside DC's Turkish Embassy

'Astounding': Trump Salutes Fellow Authoritarian Erdoğan on Power Grab

Erdoğan Claims Ultimate Power in Turkey After Nearly Split Vote

Will Turkey Hand Erdoğan Authoritarian Rule With Referendum Vote?

Experts Slam Surprise US "Electronics Ban" on Flights from Muslim-Majority Countries

Trump's "Poisonous" Rhetoric Made World "Darker, Unstable": Amnesty

Newswire

Amnesty International - USA

Turkey: Thousands of Afghans Swept Up in Ruthless Deportation Drive

Green Party of the US

Green Party Of The U.S. Demands Release of Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sönmez, Turkish Green Left Party Co-Chairs

Amnesty International - USA

Turkey: A Dark Day For Press Freedom and For Justice As Journalists Sentenced To Life

Amnesty International

Re-Arrest and Detention of Amnesty International Turkey Chair Hours After Release Ordered Devastates Family, Disgraces Justice

Amnesty International

Over 40 Members of Congress Urge President Trump to Call on Turkey to Drop Charges Against Taner Kılıç and the Istanbul 10

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Turkey: Journalists, Writers Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges

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