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Washington’s Anti-IS Envoy In Ankara After Syria Visit
The White House envoy coordinating the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group was holding talks in Ankara on...
Turkey PM Says Raqa Operation In Syria Has Begun
The battle to capture the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa started two days ago, Turkey's Prime Minister...
Turkey PM Says Raqa Operation In Syria Has Begun
The battle to capture the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa started two days ago, Turkey's Prime Minister...
Turkey Wants US Envoy To Leave
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he...
Pentagon Chief, Turkish PM Meet After Decision To Arm Kurds
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any...
Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’
Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...
Erdogan Seeks To Send Trump Stern Message On Syrian Kurds
By launching air strikes against Syrian Kurdish fighters and threatening more action, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey, US Can Turn Raqa Into ‘graveyard’ For IS
Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a...
Turkey Says US, Russia Informed of Strikes On Kurd Militia
Turkey informed the United States and Russia before launching strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, the...
Death Toll In Turkish Raids On Syria Kurds Hits 28
The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday, a...
Turkish Strikes Kill Kurdish Fighters In Syria, Iraq
Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...
Turkey Plans New ‘anti-Terror’ Offensives After Syria Op
Turkey is planning new offensives this spring against groups deemed terrorist organisations by Ankara, even after the...
US Hails Turkey As ‘a Trusted Ally’ In Ankara Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has described Turkey as a trusted ally after meeting its leaders in Ankara. His...
Tillerson Says Assad’s Long-Term Status Up To Syrian People
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was up to the...
Tillerson Visits As Turkey Says Its Syria Campaign Over
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ankara on Thursday for talks on the Syria conflict, just a day after Turkey...
Turkey Ends Euphrates Shield Military Campaign In Syria
Turkey says it has “successfully” ended its seven-month Euphrates Shield military campaign in northern Syria. But...
Turkey Ends ‘Euphrates Shield’ Operation In Syria
Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister...
US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support...
Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Hold Talks In Turkey
Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss...