USA TODAY | Kurdish separatist: Turkey bombed peace process USA TODAY DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Kurdish activist Bayram Atun was released from prison this past spring, weeks after the first anniversary of a cease-fire signed by the Turkish government and the outlawed separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to end a ... US-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey US-led air strikes against ISIS intensify near Turkey Turkey Is Now The Latest Country To Deal With Serious Violent Spillover From ... |
Turkey launches first airstrikes since ceasefire on Kurdish rebels The Australian One idea is the creation of a buffer zone along the Turkey-Syria border, which coalition members disagree about and which Washington said would probably not dominate the agenda. In their latest airstrikes, US and Saudi warplanes targeted seven sites ... |
Haaretz | Turkey's radicalism poses opportunities for Israel Haaretz Even worse, Turkey doesn't need to intervene militarily. It would be enough if it didn't prevent the Kurdish fighters from crossing the border or prevent weapons from NATO reaching those fighting against Islamic State. But not only are the Turks ... |
BBC News | Islamic State: Training of moderate Syrian rebels 'allowed in Turkey' BBC News Turkey has agreed to allow moderate Syrian rebels to be trained on its soil, the US says, in its bid to combat Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. US National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who announced the development, said she welcomed the new agreement. |
The Guardian | Turkey denies new deal reached to open airbases to US in fight against Isis The Guardian “While Turkey did not have much to bargain with to resist a more active participation much longer, recent government statements underlining Turkey's main goal – the ousting of [Syrian president] Bashar al-Assad – made it seem like Ankara would resist a ... |
New York Times | Turkey Denies Reports of Deal for Use of Its Bases in Fight Against Islamic State New York Times ISTANBUL — A day after American officials said Turkey had agreed to allow its air bases to be used for operations against the Islamic State, which they described as a deal that represented a breakthrough in tense negotiations, Turkish officials said ... |
The Guardian | Turkey's passive-aggressive inaction in Kobani is anti-Kurd, anti-peace ... The Guardian Kurds in Turkey have taken to the streets in mass protest, condemning Erdogan's gross passivity but acting with increasing caution, as the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan says it's time for talks. Among the Kurds in both Syria and Turkey, there is a ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey bombs Kurdish PKK targets in south Aljazeera.com Smith was referring to the protesters who took to the streets in several cities in the southeast over the past week because of frustration for what has been seen as Turkey's lack of action to stop the advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... |
ABC News | Turkey: No New Deal With US on Using Air Base ABC News NATO allies Turkey and the United States differed Monday on where they stand on the use of a key air base, with Turkish officials denying reports from the United States that there was a new agreement on its use for operations against Islamic State ... |
Turkey Decides to Hit Kurdish Rebels Instead of ISIS TIME Kurdish people wave Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) flags while attending a funeral ceremony for YPG (People's Protection Units) fighters in the town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, on Oct. 14, 2014. Aris Messinis—AFP/Getty Images ... |