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Turkey detains 8 medical association members over Syria criticism
Middle East
January 30, 2018
Turkey detains 8 medical association members over Syria criticism
Authorities on Tuesday detained eight members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB) central council who had denounced Ankara’s military operation…
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
Middle East
January 26, 2018
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey
Kurdish forces in Afrin have called for Syrian military support in their fight against Turkish-backed rebels. Any intervention from Damascus…
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…
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Middle East
December 29, 2017
From fighting ‘Islamic State’ to rotting in Iraqi jail
Foreign fighters against “Islamic State” have been subjected to heavy mistreatment in Iraqi Kurdish prisons. Karlos Zurutuza and Ferrán Barber…
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…
Tempers flare inside Turkish courtroom in government’s Cumhuriyet ‘terror’ trial
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Tempers flare inside Turkish courtroom in government’s Cumhuriyet ‘terror’ trial
A Turkish judge evicted an investigative journalist for the Cumhuriyet newspaper from the courtroom during a tense exchange on Monday,…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…
Turkey says Trump must keep pledge on not arming YPG militia
Middle East
November 27, 2017
Turkey says Trump must keep pledge on not arming YPG militia
A telephone call on Friday between US and Turkish leaders marked a turning point in strained relations between the two countries,…
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…