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TURKISH PRESIDENT SAYS HELICOPTER DOWNED IN NORTHERN SYRIA
ISTANBUL AP -- Turkey's president has announced that a Turkish military helicopter has been downed in northern Syria during Ankara's offensive on Syrian Kurdish militia there... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS IN CROSSFIRE AS SYRIAN TROOPS, RUSSIAN ALLIES ADVANCE ON REBELS
Civilians in crossfire as syrian troops, russian allies advance on rebels... READ MORE›
SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES AS SYRIAN REBELS SEEK RELEVANCE BY JOINING TURKEY'S OFFENSIVE AGAINST KURDS
Now in their alliance with Turkey, nearly 10,000 opposition fighters have turned their guns against Kurdish forces... READ MORE›
LAST OF BRITISH IS 'BEATLES' GANG CAPTURED BY KURDS
Two British men believed to be members of a notorious Islamic State group IS cell have been seized by Syrian Kurdish fighters, US officials say... READ MORE›
WHY IS THE SYRIAN WAR STILL RAGING
Kurdish control of territory in northern Syria further complicates a resolution... READ MORE›
ON NORTHERN SYRIA FRONT LINE, U.S. AND TURKEY HEAD INTO TENSE FACE-OFF
On Tuesday, once again, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey criticized the American support of Manbij... READ MORE›
IRAN'S ROUHANI URGES TURKEY TO HALT AFRIN OPERATION
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which is aligned with Iran, has condemned the Afrin operation... READ MORE›
U.N. DEMANDS SYRIA CEASEFIRE AS AIR STRIKES POUND REBEL AREAS
Since the most recent Syrian army offensive began in mid December, 300,000 people have been displaced within Idlib, said Moumtzis... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN JETS INTENSIFY STRIKES ON SYRIAN REBELS
Russian jets have intensified their strikes on rebel-held Idlib after Syrian militia shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS GIVES PEACE SYMBOL AS GIFT TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AS TURKISH FORCES POUND KURDISH MILITIA
A protester against the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Vatican lies injured following scuffles with police in Rome... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS THRONG STREETS OF SYRIA'S AFRIN TO DENOUNCE RUSSIAN BACKING OF TURKISH-LED ASSAULT ON KURDS
Ankara and allied rebels launched operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 against the Kurdish People's Protection Units YPG, which Turkey has blacklisted as terrorists... READ MORE›
SEVEN TURKISH SOLDIERS DIE IN SYRIA, INCLUDING FIVE IN TANK ATTACK
In a later statement, it added a Turkish army tank had been hit in another attack, killing all five servicemen inside... READ MORE›
TURKISH ARMY SUFFERS DEADLIEST DAY IN SYRIA'S AFRIN
YPG fighters targeted the Turkish army tank in Sheikh Haruz, northeast of Afrin, killing five soldiers... READ MORE›
STRONG 6.1-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF TAIWAN COAST
In 2016, a shallow earthquake in southern Taiwan killed at least two dozen people... READ MORE›
8 TURKISH TROOPS DIE IN OFFENSIVE AGAINST KURDISH MILITIA IN SYRIA
In a statement late Saturday, the Turkish military said five soldiers were killed after their tank in Syria came under attack near Afrin... READ MORE›
TURKISH OFFICIAL: WHY US SHOULD PARTNER WITH TURKEY IN SYRIA
Turkish official Why US should partner with Turkey in Syria Opinion... READ MORE›
IN TURKEY, SOARING SUPPORT FOR SYRIAN OFFENSIVE AND RISING ANTI-AMERICANISM
Erdogan has said that after neutralizing Afrin, Turkey plans to extend its Syrian campaign eastward and oust the YPG fighters from the Kurdish-controlled city of Manbij... READ MORE›
PILOT KILLED AFTER SYRIAN REBELS DOWN RUSSIAN WARPLANE
The violence in Idlib came as fighting raged between Turkish troops and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen with Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin... READ MORE›
8 TURKISH TROOPS DIE IN SYRIA OPERATION; RUSSIAN PILOT SLAIN
Since then, Syrian troops have captured wide parts of the country and in recent weeks have been making advances in Idlib... READ MORE›
FIGHTING INTENSIFIES AS TURKEY-BACKED FORCES PUSH INTO SYRIAN KURD ENCLAVE
Turkey has mobilized some 10,000 Syrian opposition fighters to fight in its campaign against a Kurdish militant group in Afrin... READ MORE›
INTENSE BATTLES CONTINUE IN NORTHERN SYRIA AS ACCESS TO AID WORSENS FOR CIVILIANS
Turkey has mobilized some 10,000 Syrian opposition fighters to fight in its campaign against a Kurdish militant group in Afrin... READ MORE›
SYRIAN FORCES MAKE GAINS AS TURKEY CONTINUES SPAT WITH NATO ALLY FRANCE
Syrian government forces have pushed into an opposition stronghold, as Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters battle Kurdish militants in a nearby area... READ MORE›
FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA TURN WEAPONS ON TURKEY
Afrin Foreign fighters in Syria turn weapons on Turkey... READ MORE›
THE 3 WORDS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY IN POLAND, AND OTHER GLOBAL STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
The revelation prompted calls, particularly from Germany's left-wing parties, for an end to arms sales to Turkey... READ MORE›
ARE ARMED PRO-GOVERNMENT VIGILANTES RISING IN TURKEY?
Now there are fears a recent government decree could let them operate with impunity... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TURKEY'S ERDOGAN WAGES A DANGEROUS WAR ON MANY FRONTS
Reports suggest Turkish air and artillery strikes have damaged villages and killed civilians there, in addition to killing dozens of Syrian Kurdish fighters... READ MORE›
SYRIA OPPOSITION MISSING FROM RUSSIA'S SOCHI TALKS
And Turkey and the Syrian opposition groups do not want anything to deviate from that... READ MORE›
DEPUTY PM DONCHEV ON TAKING OVER THE EU PRESIDENCY
Bulgaria takes the helm Deputy PM Donchev on taking over the EU presidency... READ MORE›
DEPUTY PM DONCHEV ON TAKING OVER THE EU PRESIDENCY
Bulgaria takes the helm Deputy PM Donchev on taking over the EU presidency... READ MORE›
DEPUTY PM DONCHEV ON TAKING OVER THE EU PRESIDENCY
Bulgaria takes the helm Deputy PM Donchev on taking over the EU presidency... READ MORE›
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TURKEY WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST US TRAVEL OVER SECURITY
Separately, Turkey summoned senior US diplomat Philip Kosnett to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara on Thursday over Washington's support for Syrian Kurdish fighters... READ MORE›
PLANE DANGLES OFF CLIFF AFTER SKIDDING OFF RUNWAY IN TURKEY
Flights were suspended at Trabzon Airport for several hours after the incident before resuming again Sunday... READ MORE›
STOP YPG SUPPORT OR FACE 'CONFRONTATION'
Meanwhile, Afrin's Kurdish-run administration called on Syria's government to defend the region against Turkey's offensive... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN: TURKEY 'TIRED' OF EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS
Turkey applied for membership in the European Economic Community, a precursor to the EU, in 1987... READ MORE›
DECAPITATED, BLOODSTAINED DOLL LEFT AT AMSTERDAM MOSQUE
The Emir Sultan Mosque serves a predominately Turkish community in the north of Amsterdam... READ MORE›
PANIC AS JET SKIDS OFF TURKISH RUNWAY
In a statement Pegasus Airlines said the plane had a runway excursion incident as it landed at Trabzon... READ MORE›
TURKEY DEPLOYS THOUSANDS OF FSA REBELS AT SYRIA BORDER
According to estimates, there are between 8,000 to 10,000 Kurdish fighters in the Afrin area of Syria... READ MORE›
PLANE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY IN TURKEY TEETERING ON WATERS EDGE
No one was injured, officials said, after the Pegasus Airlines flight had a runway excursion incident and its nose ended up feet from the Black Sea... READ MORE›
MACRON: NO CHANCE OF TURKEY JOINING EU
At a joint news conference in Paris, Mr Macron said there were differences over human rights since Turkey's purges following a failed coup in 2016... READ MORE›
TURKISH PLANES BOMB SYRIAN KURDISH TARGETS AS ANKARA-BACKED REBELS ENTER AFRIN
It comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier on Saturday that Ankara had de facto begun its operation against Kurdish forces in Afrin... READ MORE›
'TERRIFYING': HOW A SINGLE LINE OF COMPUTER CODE PUT THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT TURKS IN JAIL
Clearing names Akif Demir, a self-described conservative nationalist, wished the worst on people accused of using Bylock and being associated with the Gulenists... READ MORE›
RUSSIA 'MOVING' MILITARY OBSERVERS IN SYRIA'S AFRIN
In 2016, Turkey began a military campaign called the Euphrates Shield Operation, which targeted ISIL and the YPG... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN SAYS TO EXTEND SYRIA OPERATION DESPITE RISK OF U.S. CONFRONTAT
A push toward Manbij some 100 km 60 miles east of Afrin could threaten U.S. plans to stabilize a swath of northeast Syria... READ MORE›
GERMAN OUTCRY OVER TANKS USED BY TURKEY
Turkey's president has vowed to crush the People's Protection Units YPG militia, which controls Afrin and more than 400km 250 miles of Syria's northern border... READ MORE›
TURKEY SAYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST KURDISH YPG IN AFRIN WILL BE SWIFT
A Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighter is seen in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey January 22, 2018... READ MORE›
'US BROKEN PROMISES TO STOP ARMING KURDS TRIGGERED AFRIN OP' - TURKEY'S EX-FM TO RT
Washington's announcement to create a predominantly Kurdish thousand-strong border force in Syria was the final straw Landis said... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN TO VISIT FRANCE IN HOPES OF REKINDLING RELATIONSHIP WITH EUROPE
Hosting Erdogan forces Macron, who has attempted to boost France's standing on the European and world stages, to again walk a diplomatic tightrope... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY WILL 'CLEAN' ENTIRE SYRIAN BORDER
More than a week into their offensive, however, Turkey and allied Syrian rebel groups have made only modest progress fighting into hilly terrain against entrenched foes... READ MORE›
TURKEY SAYS U.S. HAS PROMISED TO STOP ARMING YPG, WARNS WASHINGTON ON
A member of Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army police forces stands guard on the road near Azaz, Syria January 27, 2018... READ MORE›
MIXED MESSAGES FROM U.S. AS TURKEY ATTACKS SYRIAN KURDS
Mixed Messages From US as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds... READ MORE›
TRUMP SLAMS ERDOGAN OVER SYRIA ATTACK, WARNS OF CLASH WITH U.S.
Trump also rebuked Erdogan over recent criticism of the U.S. The Turkish leader has publicly accused America of supporting terrorists by backing Kurdish fighters... READ MORE›
U.S.-BACKED SYRIA FORCE DENIES ISLAMIC STATE IN AREA TARGETED BY TURKE
US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey... READ MORE›
AS GUNS FALL SILENT, RUSSIA TO SHAPE SYRIA'S POLITICAL ENDGAME
Many analysts predict that the upcoming year will witness a phased end to the Syrian conflict -- at least, militarily... READ MORE›
SYRIA AIR STRIKES 'KILL 150 IS 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 Syria... READ MORE›
US SENDS MIXED SIGNALS AFTER TURKISH MOVE ON SYRIAN KURDS
US sends mixed signals after Turkish move on Syrian Kurds... READ MORE›
GREECE MOVES TO CANCEL TURKISH SOLDIER'S ASYLUM
The eight soldiers fled Turkey in a military helicopter and landed in the Greek northeast town of Alexandroupolis during the failed coup on July 15, 2016... READ MORE›
PEGASUS AIRLINES FLIGHT SKIDS OFF TURKISH RUNWAY ON BLACK SEA COAST, PASSENGERS ESCAPE UNHURT
The incident happened on Saturday night at Trabzon airport in northeast Turkey... READ MORE›
TURKEY EXPECTS SWIFT CAMPAIGN AGAINST U.S.-BACKED KURDS IN SYRIA
Turkish soldiers stand on tanks in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey January 22, 2018... READ MORE›
TURKEY BEGINS GROUND ASSAULT ON KURDISH ENCLAVE IN SYRIA
Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed to eliminate terrorist nests in the Kurdish enclave, but on Sunday he promised that the operation would be swift... READ MORE›
THE U.S. BACKPEDALS ON NEW KURDISH FORCE AS TURKEY PREPARES FOR WAR
The Afrin crisis shows how difficult it is for U.S. policymakers to walk and chew gum when it comes to Syria, he said... READ MORE›