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Syrian crisis

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    US begins deploying troops to secure oil-rich Syria region

    Pentagon positioning forces following killing of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  • Sunday, 27 October, 2019
    Nicholas Haslam
    The west should focus on civil society in Syria

    Acting under the regime’s nose holds risks but the alternative is to ignore the seeds of a worse crisis

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Putin can thank Trump for his triumph in Syria

    US pullout betrays Kurds and makes Nato ally beholden to Russia

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    Trump removes sanctions from Turkey

    President says US has done ‘great job’ after Ankara and Moscow reach safe-zone deal

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    Moscow emerges as powerbroker after Putin-Erdogan pact

    Russian and Syrian regime troops are new buffer along the border with Turkey

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    David Gardner
    Russia is the winner in Donald Trump’s Syria mess

    It is an undoubted plus for Vladimir Putin to have his military police patrolling a Nato border

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    Russia and Turkey reach deal on Syrian border

    Putin and Erdogan agree to removal of Kurdish forces from buffer zone as ceasefire due to expire

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    Turkey’s Syria offensive sees thousands more displaced 

    Erdogan’s ambition to repatriate up to 2m people to a safe zone ‘risks humanitarian disaster’

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    Turkish politics
    Three Kurdish former mayors arrested in Turkey

    Ankara cracks down on opposition to military operation across Syrian border

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  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
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    Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia back in the running for carmaker’s new production site

  • Sunday, 20 October, 2019
    Kurds leave key Syria town in boost to US-Turkey deal

    Erdogan to also discuss fate of Kobani and Manbij with Putin on Tuesday

  • Sunday, 20 October, 2019
    Dmitri Trenin
    The Syrian crisis is now Russia’s to resolve

    America’s withdrawal creates an opportunity and a challenge for Moscow 

  • Saturday, 19 October, 2019
    Ankara counts itself a victor after Syria incursion

    Trump administration hands Turkey an outcome it has long pressed Washington to accept

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    Erdogan warns Turkey ready to resume Syria attack

    Assault to create ‘buffer zone’ will pick up ‘where it left off’ if Kurds do not withdraw

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Brexit deal, Turkey pause, Facebook privacy

    Boris Johnson attempts to secure parliamentary support for his Brexit deal

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    Turkey agrees to halt Syria assault, says US

    Five-day ceasefire agreed in exchange for withdrawal of Kurdish forces from ‘safe zone’

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    ExplainerNato
    How the Syria-Turkey crisis has caused turmoil in Nato

    Alliance members have imposed sanctions but there is no mechanism to eject Ankara

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    AnalysisUS foreign policy
    Pence lands in Turkey with Trump under pressure at home

    Vice-president heads mission to persuade Erdogan to halt Syria incursion

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    Russia says Damascus should control Syria-Turkey border

    Moscow pushes Ankara to end its military assault in country’s north-east

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Trump’s Syria pullout is a serious strategic error

    Decision weakens US power and undermines trust in its reliability

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    US foreign policy
    House condemns Trump for Syria withdrawal

    President defends decision as ‘strategically brilliant’ as US delegation heads to Turkey

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    David Gardner
    Trump’s Syria pivot is a boon to enemies of the west

    Russia, Iran and their client Assad have had a huge win from the US’s withdrawal

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Analysis
    Putin seizes on US retreat to cement Middle East role

    Russian leader’s strategy to back Bashar al-Assad seems vindicated, but risks abound

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    US delegation to press Turkey for Syrian ceasefire

    Trump says he is being ‘very tough’ on Ankara as vice-president prepares to meet Erdogan

  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2019
    UK foreign policy
    UK suspends all new arms sales to Turkey

    Government confirms move amid fears weapons will be used in Syria conflict

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