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Turkey has two demands from US for support in Manbij operation: Sources
Turkey has demanded Syrian Arab tribes to leave Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and asked the U.S. to increase its air strikes for groups Turkey supports, in exchange for helping the U.S.-led anti-ISIL coalition during an assault on the jihadist group in the Manbij region.
Greek government braces for refugee violence in wake of implementing relocation deal
Migration spokesperson for the leftist SYRIZA led government Giorgos Kyristis said the country was bracing itself for riots by refugees ahead of the implementation of the agreement to deport illegal migrants back to Turkey. Speaking to British newspaper ‘Observer’, Kyritsis said: ‘We are expecting violence. People in despair tend to be violent.
Austria Demands EU Civilian-Military Mission at External Borders
Austria's Defense Minister Hans-Peter Doskozil has said his country now stands ready to send military officers to protect its borders, amidst a possible surge in the number of migrants from the Middle East this spring.
As part of a set of measures to bolster border security, the country will also step up security at Brenner, a municipality lying next to the Austria-Italy border.
U2's Bono sings with Syrian refugee kids in Turkish refugee camp
Bono, the frontman of the Irish rock band U2, and a group of U.S. senators, paid a visit to a refugee camp in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep
Bono, the frontman of the Irish rock band U2, and a group of U.S. senators, paid a visit to a refugee camp in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep.