Middle East
Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey
October 10, 2019
Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate bill would halt U.S. military assistance to NATO ally Turkey and clamp sanctions on…
Turkey says ground forces are advancing in northern Syria
October 10, 2019
Turkey says ground forces are advancing in northern Syria
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s Defense…
Turkish army launches push into Syria, air strikes hit border town
October 9, 2019
Turkish army launches push into Syria, air strikes hit border town
AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes…
Trump defends Syria move, doesn’t want US troops in Mideast
October 9, 2019
Trump defends Syria move, doesn’t want US troops in Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday over sharp bipartisan criticism of his decision to pull back U.S.…
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
October 9, 2019
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. troops in Syria would step aside to make way for a…
Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack
October 9, 2019
Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurds issued a “general mobilization” call in northeastern Syria along the border with Turkey on Wednesday,…
Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades
October 9, 2019
Iran women allowed into football stadium for first time in decades
Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened…
UAE pulls some forces from Yemen’s Aden as deal nears to end standoff: witnesses
October 9, 2019
UAE pulls some forces from Yemen’s Aden as deal nears to end standoff: witnesses
ADEN (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates pulled some of its forces from Yemen’s southern port of Aden on Tuesday,…
Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward
October 9, 2019
Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has been plunged into a new cycle of instability that potentially could be the most dangerous…
US pullback could boost Islamic State group revival in Syria
October 9, 2019
US pullback could boost Islamic State group revival in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The American pullback from parts of northeastern Syria could help breathe new life into the Islamic State…