Turkish jets destroy PKK targets in northern Iraq
ANKARA Turkish jets destroyed a number of PKK threats in northern Iraq, the military said on Friday. The Turkish General Staff said in a statement…
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Kurdish Militant Attacks Near Iraq Border Kill Three Turkish Soldiers: Army
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven wounded on Thursday in separate attacks carried out by Kurdish militants targeting troops stationed in…
Turkey says US needs to withdraw from Syria’s Manbij region immediately
The United States needs to withdraw from northern Syria’s Manbij region immediately, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday…
Civilians pay price as Turkey battles Syrian Kurds
ANKARA, Turkey — Rockets fired from northern Syria into a Turkish border town killed a teenage girl and wounded another person Wednesday, Turkey’s state-run news agency…
Why is Russia helping Turkey in Afrin?
On January 20, Turkey launched an air and ground offensive, which it called “Olive Branch”, against the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin in northern Syria. As the offensive progressed rapidly,…
Turkey urges US to withdraw from Syria’s Manbij
Turkey has called on the United States to withdraw its military personnel from northern Syria’s Manbij region after announcing Ankara’s plan to push Syrian Kurdish fighters…
Turkey to US: Stop YPG support or face ‘confrontation’
A Turkish official said anyone supporting the YPG militia will become “a target”, a warning likely to rile the United States as its forces work alongside the Kurdish armed group on the…
Syrian Democratic Forces says Turkey lying with claim that ISIS is in Afrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the Turkish army had falsely claimed that ISIS is present in the Afrin region of northwestern Syria that is…
Syria war: US strikes on IS headquarters ‘kills 150 militants’
The US-led coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) says it has killed up to 150 militants in air strikes on a headquarters in…
Turkey says hundreds of YPG fighters killed in Afrin
Turkish military has said that 260 Kurdish and ISIL fighters have been killed in Turkey’s incursion into northwestern Syria, a claim refuted by a Kurdish…