syria
Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in northern Iraq after Ankara bomb kills 28
Middle East
February 18, 2016
Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in northern Iraq after Ankara bomb kills 28
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq overnight, hours after a suicide car bomb attack targeting military buses…
Missiles in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia
Middle East
February 16, 2016
Missiles in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia
Turkey accused Russia on Monday of an "obvious war crime" after missile attacks in northern Syria killed scores of people,…
Russian PM says military won’t stay in Syria forever
Middle East
February 15, 2016
Russian PM says military won’t stay in Syria forever
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview that Moscow does not plan to maintain its military presence in…
Turkey denies soldiers entered Syria, says has no such plans
Middle East
February 15, 2016
Turkey denies soldiers entered Syria, says has no such plans
Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz denied a report that some Turkish soldiers had entered Syria at the weekend and said…
Turkey strikes Kurdish militia in Syria, demands it withdraw
Middle East
February 14, 2016
Turkey strikes Kurdish militia in Syria, demands it withdraw
Turkey's military shelled Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria on Saturday and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu demanded that the group…
Syrian army edges towards Islamic State bastion, jets hit rebel towns
Middle East
February 13, 2016
Syrian army edges towards Islamic State bastion, jets hit rebel towns
Syrian government forces were poised to advance into the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa province and allied Russian jets kept…
US sees Saudi Arabia and UAE providing commandos for Syria
Middle East
February 12, 2016
US sees Saudi Arabia and UAE providing commandos for Syria
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday he expected Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to provide special…
Major powers agree to plan for ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
Middle East
February 12, 2016
Major powers agree to plan for ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
Major powers agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to…
Russia ready to discuss ceasefire in Syria: foreign ministry
Middle East
February 11, 2016
Russia ready to discuss ceasefire in Syria: foreign ministry
Russia is ready to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire in Syria, deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov said Thursday as…
Syrian Kurdish forces said to capture most of rebel-held former military airport
Middle East
February 11, 2016
Syrian Kurdish forces said to capture most of rebel-held former military airport
Kurdish-led fighters aided by Russian bombing captured a rebel-held former Syrian military airport near the border with Turkey, a monitor…