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Turkey’s threatens attack ‘at any moment’ on Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Turkey’s threatens attack ‘at any moment’ on Kurdish-held Afrin in Syria
Turkey is enraged about US plans for a Kurdish-led “border force” in Syria — A Turkish attack would further strain relations…
Erdogan says Turkey will crush Kurdish militia in Afrin
Middle East
January 13, 2018
Erdogan says Turkey will crush Kurdish militia in Afrin
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey’s military incursion in northern Syria’s Idlib province would crush Kurdish militia forces…
Ten prisoners in eastern Turkey on hunger strike, health worsening: lawyers
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Ten prisoners in eastern Turkey on hunger strike, health worsening: lawyers
The health of 10 women prisoners in Turkey has deteriorated since they went on hunger strike to protest against a…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Syria’s Assad a terrorist, says impossible to continue with him
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian…
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Germany pegs Kurdish support on ‘unified’ Iraq
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday said Berlin’s support for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq was linked to…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
Middle East
December 16, 2017
UN concerned about shelling in ethnically-mixed Iraqi town
The United Nations human rights office is seriously concerned about the shelling of residential areas in Iraq’s northern town of…
CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression
Middle East
December 3, 2017
CIA chief Pompeo says he warned Iran’s Soleimani over Iraq aggression
US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he sent a letter to Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani…
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
Middle East
November 25, 2017
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
The United States will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move by President Donald…
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
Middle East
November 20, 2017
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
Iraq’s supreme court on Monday declared that September’s referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of…