Turkey

Civilians flee as Syria Kurds battle Turkish invasion
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Trump defends Syria move, doesn’t want US troops in Mideast
Middle East

Trump defends Syria move, doesn’t want US troops in Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday over sharp bipartisan criticism of his decision to pull back U.S.…
Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack
Middle East

Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurds issued a “general mobilization” call in northeastern Syria along the border with Turkey on Wednesday,…
US pullback could boost Islamic State group revival in Syria
Middle East

US pullback could boost Islamic State group revival in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — The American pullback from parts of northeastern Syria could help breathe new life into the Islamic State…
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