{
  "id": 3337418,
  "title": "Turkey won’t abandon Syria or let Israel draw ‘red lines’, Erdogan says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/turkey-wont-abandon-syria-or-let-israel-draw-red-lines-erdogan-says-3337418",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:37:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-wont-abandon-syria-or-let-israel-draw-red-lines-erdogan-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base last week, reaffirming that Turkey would not abandon its allies in the region and that no external power could dictate Turkey's foreign policy. The Israeli air strikes targeted the Abu al-Duhur military airbase, situated around 70km from the Turkish border, which Israel alleged was being prepared to host air defense systems. However, Turkish and Syrian officials denied these claims, stating that the personnel at Abu al-Duhur were solely there to repair the runway and control tower. This assertion was corroborated by US Ambassador Tom Barrack. On Monday, a day after his return from a vacation, Erdogan refrained from mentioning Israel or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by name in his address to the nation. The Turkish Presidency had previously suggested that the Israeli strikes were linked to Israel's upcoming elections in October, where Netanyahu is anticipated to perform poorly.",
  "summary": "Turkey won’t abandon Syria or let Israel draw ‘red lines’, Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to Israeli strikes on a Syrian military base last week, saying Ankara would not abandon its friends in the region and that no outside power could set the boundaries of Turkish foreign policy. Israel carried out several strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-removes-syria-from-terrorism-sponsor-list",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:53:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel recalibrates Syria policy, explores path to security deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/israel-recalibrates-syria-policy-explores-path-to-security-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:49:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Why Syria’s removal from the US terror list matters for Israel - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/why-syrias-removal-from-the-us-terror-list-matters-for-israel-analysis",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:56:16.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Syria’s US terror delisting opens door to foreign investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/syrias-us-terror-delisting-opens-door-to-foreign-investment",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Turkey won’t abandon Syria or let Israel draw ‘red lines’, Erdogan says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/turkey-wont-abandon-syria-or-let-israel-draw-red-lines-erdogan-says",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:34:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Syria ‘shakes off’ past with removal from US ‘terror list’, says al-Sharaa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/syria-shakes-off-past-with-removal-from-us-terror-list-says-al-sharaa",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:13:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Egypt welcomes US decision to remove Syria from terrorism sponsors list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/egypt-welcomes-us-decision-to-remove-syria-from-terrorism-sponsors",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:43:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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