Turkey
Russia calls on Turkey, others to exercise restraint in northeast Syria
Middle East
October 11, 2019
Russia calls on Turkey, others to exercise restraint in northeast Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday called on Turkey and others to show restraint in northeast…
Turkey believes 1,000 foreign jihadists held in Syria incursion area
Middle East
October 11, 2019
Turkey believes 1,000 foreign jihadists held in Syria incursion area
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey believes more than 1,000 Islamic State fighters are being held in the swathe of northeast Syria…
Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
Middle East
October 11, 2019
Turkish offensive sparks yet another Syrian exodus
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are fleeing by the tens of thousands yet again, a recurring nightmare of hastily packed bags,…
Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
Middle East
October 11, 2019
Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
Thousands of civilians fled air strikes and shelling as Syria’s Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday,…
Syrian Kurdish official warns of Islamic State jail break
Middle East
October 10, 2019
Syrian Kurdish official warns of Islamic State jail break
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior Kurdish official warned on Thursday that Islamic State militants could break out of prisons in…
Trump blasted by US veterans for ‘abandoning’ Kurdish allies
World
October 10, 2019
Trump blasted by US veterans for ‘abandoning’ Kurdish allies
President Donald Trump has come under angry criticism from US military veterans for abandoning Kurdish battlefield allies after greenlighting Turkey’s…
Arab League to hold emergency meeting over Turkish offensive into Syria
Egypt
October 10, 2019
Arab League to hold emergency meeting over Turkish offensive into Syria
CAIRO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday, it said in a statement,…
Bipartisan Senate bill would halt arms sales to Turkey
Middle East
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
Middle East
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
Middle East
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…