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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., talks with a reporter after speaking on the Senate floor in this Oct. 6, 2018 file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to Trump: Erdogan visit ‘makes no sense’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A man wounded in Turkish shelling is brought to Tal Tamr hospital in north Syria, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Syrian government troops moved into towns and villages in northern Syria on Monday, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces advancing in the area as long-standing alliances in the region begin to shift or crumble following the pullback of U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

The Latest: Erdogan rejects call for ceasefire in Syria

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A Turkish youth celebrates with a national flag after news about Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in Turkish border town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency, meanwhile, said Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of Turkey's military offensive. (Ismail Coskun/IHA via AP)

Trump orders Turkey sanctions; US scrambles for Syria exit

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Pence heads to Mideast as Turkey attacks Kurds

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A Turkish police armored vehicle patrols the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The towns along Turkey's border with northeastern Syria have been on high alert after dozens of mortars fired from Kurdish-held Syria landed, killing several civilians. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Turkey says troops captured Syrian border town

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to his ruling party officials, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Erdogan says that there have been 109 &quot;terrorists killed&quot; — a reference to Syrian Kurdish fighters — since Ankara launched an offensive into Syria the previous day. Erdogan also warned the European Union not to call Ankara's incursion into Syria an 'invasion,' and renewed his threat of letting Syrian refugees flood Europe. (Turkish Presidency Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s refugee plan met with widespread skepticism

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units, or YPG, hold a position on a building in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Turkey - Syria border has became a hot spot as Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Turkey was intent on combatting the threat of Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from targets inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey launches attack in northern Syria

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A view of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The Turkey - Syria border has became a hot spot as Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Turkey was intent on combatting the threat of Syrian Kurdish fighters across its border in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Invasion of northeast Syria carries gain and risk for Turkey

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a joint news conference after their trilateral meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and members of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Muslim member Sefik Dzaferovic, Croat member Zeljko Komsic and Bosnian Serb member Milorad Dodik, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Erdogan attends launch of Serbia-Bosnia highway work

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press

A Turkish army officer jumps from his tank moving to its new position on the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Tensions have risen at the border between Turkey and Syria, on expectation of a Turkish military incursion into Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey assault on Kurds advancing despite Trump warning

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

A Turkish n armored vehicles patrol as they conduct a joint ground patrol with American forces in the so-called &quot;safe zone&quot; on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Tal Abyad, northeastern Syria, Friday, Oct.4, 2019. The patrols are part of a deal reached between Turkey and the United States to ease tensions between the allies over the presence of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters in the area. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Turkey threatens solo army operation into northeast Syria

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

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What the Turkish settlement of Varosha would make clear

By Gus M. Bilirakis

In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. Nearly one year has passed since the Oct. 2 killing of Khashoggi, whose body has still not been found, no one has been convicted and questions continue to linger over the crown prince’s culpability. At the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, relatives of activists detained in Saudi Arabia, and Khashoggi’s fiancée, wondered why those responsible haven’t been punished. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Turkey vows to keep investigating Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani heads a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. Rouhani urged the U.S. on Wednesday to &quot;put warmongers aside&quot; as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Russia, Iran, Turkey say Syrian constitution committee ready

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Canan Kaftancioglu, the head of Turkey's secular Republican People's Party in Istanbul, leaves the courthouse after her trial in Istanbul, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has sentenced the leader of the Istanbul branch of Turkey's main opposition party to nearly 10 years in prison over a series of tweets.(AP Photo)

Turkey: Politician convicted for tweets insulting president

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to his ruling party officials, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Erdogan has threatened to allow Syrian refugees in Turkey to travel toward the West unless a so-called safe zone in Syria is established. Erdogan also said Turkey was determined to create a safe zone and would act alone if no agreement is reached on the issue with the United States by the end of the month. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Nukes the latest distraction as Erdogan clings to power

By L. Todd Wood

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects a guard of honour upon his arrival for ceremonies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Sivas Congress, a milestone on the Turkish War of Independence, in Sivas, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey: Erdogan rejects constraints on nuclear capabilities

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to graduates of a military academy in Istanbul, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Erdogan said the U.S. had up to three weeks to satisfy Turkish demands and has threatened to launch a unilateral offensive into northeastern Syria if plans to establish a so-called safe zone along Turkey's border fail to meet his expectations. Earlier this month, Turkish and U.S. officials agreed to set up the zone east of the Euphrates River. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 3rd left, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, 4th left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 5th left, inspect Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter during the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Turkish President is on a short working visit in Russia. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey’s Erdogan visits Russian air show as Putin’s guest

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press