Turkey says siege of Syrian city of Afrin has begun
Turkish forces have begun a siege of the Syrian city of Afrin, the country’s president said on Friday, paving the way for an assault that…
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Turkey, Iraq to carry out joint operation against Kurdish militants in Iraq: Turkish formin
Turkey and Iraq’s central government in Baghdad will carry out a joint operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was…
Turkey Asks U.S. to Stop Kurds From Shifting Fighters to Western Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Turkish government took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of asking the United States to stop Kurdish commanders from diverting their forces…
Turkey playing into Russian hands in Syria – U.S. General Votel
Russia and Iran are using the complex relations between actors in the Syrian conflict to promote their agenda and damage the alliance between Turkey and…
Turkey mulls purchase of US’s F35-B for future airplane carrier
Amid plans to upgrade its naval air forces with light and full-equipped aircraft carriers over the next decade, Turkey is now considering procuring new generation…
The Latest: More Turkish forces enter Syria’s Afrin enclave
Turkish officials and media say Turkish police and paramilitary special forces have crossed the border into a Syrian Kurdish-held enclave, signaling preparations for a possible…
Turkey’s march on Manbij stalled by wall of reality
Turkey’s Syria adventure is heading into deeper uncertainty, facing obscure American and Russian moves and the bitter realities of the field. The idea was to…
Turkey warns Assad not to intervene in Kurdish enclave
Turkey warned the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad that it risked a military confrontation with Ankara if it intervened in an ongoing war in the Kurdish…
Afrin: Kurdish fighters ‘strike deal’ with Syrian army
Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria say they have struck a deal with the Syrian government under which it will send troops to help repel a…
The United States and Turkey should fix their relationship—Before it’s too late
American diplomats are out in force in Turkey this week. On Sunday, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster met in Istanbul with Ibrahim Kalin, his nominal…