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Turkey set for international probe into Khashoggi death

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Map to accompany Smith article of Jan. 23, 2019.

Deciphering confusion about the Kurds

By Lee Smith

Briton, Greek soldier held in border area on spying charges

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Illustration on U.S./Turkey relations and the Kurds by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The offer Recep Tayyip Erdogan couldn’t refuse

By Jed Babbin

President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about the partial government shutdown, immigration and border security in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Donald Trump discuss Kurds, Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham shake hands before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Erdogan and Graham has discussed the situation in Syria as the United States prepares to withdraw troops.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Sen Graham: Syria withdrawal without plan can lead to chaos

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Dutch prosecutors: Reporter expelled by Turkey is a suspect

By SUZAN FRASER and MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter (00) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Enes Kanter continues criticism of Erdogan as Turkey seeks international warrant

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

The Latest: 2 US troops, 2 US civilians dead in Syria blast

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan arrive to Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Pompeo: Trump threat to Turkey shows US commitment to Kurds

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA Dec. 16, 2018, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Sudan's President Omar Bashir in Damascus, Syria. Assad has survived years of war and millions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now after nearly eight years of conflict, he is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he brutally crushed a years-long uprising against his family’s rule. (SANA via AP, File)

Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2018, file photo, Syrians ride on a motorcycle as they pass a checkpoint of the Kurdish internal security forces in Manbij, northern Syria. President Donald Trump warned Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, that if Turkey attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria, the United States will &quot;devastate Turkey economically.&quot; (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Trump says US will hurt Turkey economically if it hits Kurds

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump attends a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. will devastate Turkey economically if it hits Kurds, Donald Trump says

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Pompeo confident of US deal with Turkey to protect Kurds

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu listens at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Cavusoglu said Wednesday, that Turkey will not refrain from military action to protect its borders from threats posed by Syrian Kurdish fighters, rejecting U.S. demands for protection of its Kurdish allies in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey says its Syria offensive doesn’t hinge on US pullout

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are &quot;to a large extent&quot; complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Latest: Russian, Turkish defense ministers discuss Syria

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are &quot;to a large extent&quot; complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey adamant on tough stance on Syrian Kurdish fighters

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FILE -- In this Oct. 17, 2016 file photo, a Kurdish Peshmerga convoy drives towards a frontline in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq. Over the past century, Kurds in the Mideast have gotten close to setting up their own state or autonomous regions on several occasions only to have their dreams shattered after being abandoned by world powers. The latest instance comes with Syria's Kurds who with U.S. backing have led the fight against the Islamic State group in that country. Now the U.S. plans to withdraw from Syria, leaving the Kurds to face Turkish forces. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Kurdish party: 162 inmates on hunger strike in Turkey

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FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 file photo, Mevlut Mert Altintas, an off-duty policeman, shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, right, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey. Altintas was killed by police shortly afterwards. A trial against nine people accused of involvement in Karlov's killing, begins in Ankara on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Turkey: 28 on trial over Russian ambassador’s slaying

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press