Brett McGurk

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‘Most material fueling ISIS comes from Turkey-Syria border’: former US envoy

January 22, 2019

"I probably spent most of my time in our first year on the job … in Ankara because most of the material coming to...

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US can’t expect Turkey to take its place in Syria: McGurk

January 21, 2019

Washington cannot expect “a partner” such as NATO-ally Turkey to take the place of the United States in Syria after the withdrawal of American...

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James Jeffrey named US envoy for global coalition to defeat ISIS

January 6, 2019

Ambassador James Jeffrey, the current special representative for Syria engagement, will take on the additional role of special envoy for the US-led Global Coalition...

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Erdoğan daily targets McGurk: He is behind the terror

November 21, 2017

Yeni Şafak, a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Tuesday accused Brett McGurk, the US special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition...

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Top Russian commander to visit Ankara amid US-Turkey Idlib tension

August 16, 2017

Amid tensions between the US and Turkey over terrorism support in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said the chief of the Russian...

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Ankara slams US special envoy over remarks linking Turkey with al-Qaeda

July 31, 2017

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed recent remarks by Brett McGurk, the US special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition against ISIL, for...

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Erdoğan daily to Trump envoy: Shameless blackmailer

July 30, 2017

The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has called Brett McGurk, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL "a shameless...

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