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Syrian government forces are seen in the town of Tall Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, as Syrian regime forces moved towards the Turkish border after Damascus reached a deal with beleaguered Kurdish forces following a US withdrawal announcement. IMAGES
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
A Russian military jet was shot down in Syria near the Turkish border after being warned repeatedly about crossing into Turkish airspace on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Sikhs gather at the Golden Temple in northern India’s Amritsar to pray for those affected by the recent earthquake in Turkey. The magnitude 7.8 quake hit on Monday, 6 February 2022, close to the Syrian border. The earthquake and subsequent aftershocks killed more than 11,200 people. A Sikh priest along with members and employees of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) prayed at the Teja Singh Samundri Hall at the Golden Temple complex - one of the holiest sites in Sikhism. IMAGES
French civil security rescue teams arrive at a NATO military base in the town of Incirlik in the southern Turkish province of Adana. The workers are here to assist the Turkish authorities in the search for survivors following a deadly earthquake that left more than 5,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria. IMAGES
Istanbul (Turkey), Sep 21 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sedat Suna) Adnan Osman, a 12-year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee, is a promising fighter for the Avcilar Municipality Sports Club in Istanbul who is clear that "he wants to win championships in name of Turkey", the country that welcomed him and his family when he was just three years old, after fleeing the war in Syria.FOOTAGE OF OSMAN DURING A FIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL ULUGAZI OIL WRESTLING IN ISTANBUL. FOOTAGE OF HIS TRAINING WITH TRAINER YASIN GÜNES.