Three Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three teenage girls from Denver who had been missing since last week and were reported to be traveling to Turkey were picked up in Germany and sent back home, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Voice of America reported this ... |
New York Times | Turkey to Let Iraqi Kurds Cross to Syria to Fight ISIS New York Times MURSITPINAR, Turkey — Turkey will allow Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as pesh merga, to cross its border with Syria to help fight militants from the group called the Islamic State who have besieged the Syrian town of Kobani for more than a month, the ... Obama Gave Turkey the Push It Needed Why Turkey Changed Course on Kobani Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani |
USA TODAY | Turkey allows Iraqi Kurds to join fight in Kobani USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Turkey announced Monday it would allow Iraqi Kurds to cross its border into Syria, which could smooth the way for reinforcements and supplies to reach the besieged city of Kobani as it fights Islamic State militants. "We are helping ... |
RT | Iranian TV reporter killed in Turkey car crash 1 day after 'spying accusations' RT “Our correspondent Serena Shim has been killed near the Turkey-Syria border. Serena was killed in a reported car accident when she was returning from a report scene...their car collided with a heavy vehicle,” a Press TV broadcast stated on Monday. Iranian TV Says Death Of Journalist In Turkey Is 'Very Suspect' Iran state TV says death of journalist in Turkey is 'suspect' Serena Shim killed in Turkey days after she claimed intelligence services had ... |
Reuters | Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds reinforce Kobani as US drops arms to defenders Reuters ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it would allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to reinforce fellow Kurds in the Syrian town of Kobani on Turkey's border, and the United States air-dropped arms to help the Kurds there resist an Islamic State assault. |
Battle for Kobani: Turkey Clears Way for Kurdish 'Peshmerga' Fighters NBCNews.com SURUC, Turkey - Turkey's foreign minister said Monday his country is helping Iraqi Kurdish forces cross into the Syrian border town of Kobani "to give support" to fellow Kurdish fighters defending the town against ISIS. The remarks by Mevlut Cavusoglu ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey to let Iraqi Kurds join Kobane battle Aljazeera.com Turkey has said it will allow Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross its borders and join Syrian Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian town of Kobane. The reported shift in Turkish policy came after a ... |
www.worldbulletin.net | Turkey 'effective' in bid for visa-free travel: EU www.worldbulletin.net The comment by Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström came as the EU's first progress report on Turkey's visa liberalization "roadmap" was released Monday, which acknowledged the progress the country has made in developing its civil registry ... |
Foreign Policy | Turkey Isn't Abandoning the Kurds Foreign Policy SURUC, Turkey — Sado was smoking a cigarette in the small infirmary in the besieged town of Kobani on Oct. 11 when two Kurdish fighters brought in one of their comrades, who had been shot in the shoulder. He was bleeding heavily, but the infirmary had ... Islamic State foiled in attempt to kidnap Syrian rebel leader in Turkey Ros-Lehtinen blasts Turkey as slow to act on ISIS ISIS is operating INSIDE Turkey as militants fail to kidnap Syrian rebel leader |
Reuters | Jailed Kurdish leader says peace talks with Turkey entered new phase Reuters The mid-October date had been seen by some as a deadline for the shaky peace negotiations, which took a blow two weeks ago when at least 35 people died in the worst unrest in Turkey's southeast in years. Thousands of Kurds took to the streets and ... Turkey's brand of brinkmanship is a dangerous one In Turkey, it's all about the beard |