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At least 7 killed and 30 injured in car blast in Syrian town near Turkish border, residents sayThe Arab-populated town run by Syrian rebel groups backed by Turkey opposed to Syrian President Bashar al Assad has been relatively quiet s...- US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria: PentagonPentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said Turkish drones had been seen carrying out airstrikes in Hasakah, Syria, on Thursday mor...
- Iraq to ban cash withdrawals and transactions in dollar before 2024Starting from January 1, 2024, Iraq plans to prohibit cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S. dollars. This decision is part of an effort...
- Turkey strikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombingWarplanes attacked bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and the Syrian People's Protection Units, or YPG, the ministry s...
- Turkey blames blast on Kurdish militants, arrests 22, including suspected bomberVideo footage obtained by Reuters showed the moment the explosion occurred on Sunday afternoon, sending debris into the air and leaving sev...
- Turkey's Erdogan still against Finnish, Swedish NATO bids"As long as Tayyip Erdogan is at the head of the Republic of Turkey, we cannot say yes' to countries that support terror joining NATO," he ...
- Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria: Defence MinistryAll the planes taking part in the operation, which it said targeted the areas of Derik, Sincar and Karacak, subsequently returned to their ...
- Two Turkish soldiers killed in north SyriaThe attack took place Saturday in the so-called Euphrates Shield area, which consists of a region between the Turkish border and northern A...
- Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least 13 killedAnkara condemned the missile attack it said was launched by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, though the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the ...
- Explained: Who are Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's foes?Assad, with the help of Russia and Iran-backed forces, has all but crushed a mainly Sunni Muslim armed opposition that evolved from peacefu...
- Turkey says it will take over fight against IS after US pull-outFor Turkey, the step removes a source of friction with the United States. Erdogan has long castigated his NATO ally over its support for Sy...
- Putin wins no friends in overture to Assad enemiesPresident Vladimir Putin's overture to opponents of Russia's bombing campaign in Syria was snubbed, with Saudi sources saying they had warn...
- US military official: 'We were outraged' when Turkey began launching airstrikes right after anti-ISIS dealThe US is moving away from its $500 million Syrian train-and-equip program and embracing a partnership with YPG - Syrian Kurds who are clos...
- Turkey's president Erdogan is making a Machiavellian move by striking both ISIS and the Kurdish PKKTurkey also cracked down on alleged terrorists within its orders in a massive string of arrests - with the majority of those arrested belon...
- Turkey is 'playing a dangerous game' - and what comes next could make it worseTurkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkish security forces have rounded up 1,050 suspected members of ISIS, Kurdish militants, and ultra-lefti...
- US-led warplanes are pummeling the de-facto ISIS capital like never beforeThe US-led coalition battling the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) has drastically intensified its air war against the militant g...
- US-backed Kurdish fighters have been effective against ISIS but could cause ethnic tensionsWith the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against ISIS and has seized more than 10 villages.
- Battlefield setbacks aren't stopping ISIS from killing on a massive scaleISIS has a proven willingness to attack anywhere and everywhere - mosques, beaches, factories, and urban areas.
- ISIS is facing one of its most serious setbacks yetISIS is experiencing losses around its "capital" of Raqqa, representing both an operational and symbolic setback for the group.
- Kurds battle IS jihadists around Syria's Kobane: MonitorSyrian Observatory for Human Rights said Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) had seized a village on Saturday as they...
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