Syria: Locals ask Turkey to help clear Tal Rifaat
AZAZ, Syria/ANKARA, Turkey The residents of Tal Rifaat in northern Aleppo and many Free Syrian Army (FSA) members asked Turkey to help liberate their lands…
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Turkey begins operation in Iraq’s Sinjar, Erdogan says
President Receb Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey had begun operations in Iraq’s Sinjar region, an area where it has threatened a military incursion, two days…
Syrian rebel victory in Afrin reveals strength of Turkish-backed force
The Syrian rebel commander Abu Ahmed was smiling. His troops had played a key role in Turkey’s assault on the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern…
Turkey rejects Egypt’s statement on Afrin operation
Turkey on March 20 rejected the Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s statement on “Operation Olive Branch” in Afrin region. In a written statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry…
Turkey’s forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president said Sunday that the Turkish military and allied Syrian forces have taken “total” control of the town center of Afrin, a…
How Turkey Destroyed Its Own Air Force
Fighter pilots aren’t cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And…
Street Fight Looms as Turkey Moves to Storm Kurd Stronghold
Turkey is preparing for a street-by-street fight to capture the most important Kurdish-held town in northern Syria, and if victorious, won’t transfer control to the…
Turkey says civilians can leave Syrian city of Afrin via corridor as he turns up heat on offensive
Turkey’s president has said civilians will be led out of the Syrian enclave of Afrin through a “special corridor”, as he turned up the heat…
Turkey forces encircle Kurdish-controlled centre of Afrin
Turkey’s army and allied Syrian rebel forces have surrounded the city of Afrin in northwestern Syria, the main target of Turkey’s operation there. The military…
Turkey poised to open a military front in Iraq
Turkish-Iraqi relations had become extremely tense until the decision by Massoud Barzani, former president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), to hold an independence referendum for Iraqi…