The Atlantic | Turkey's New Kurdish Problem New York Times Turkey is now helping Kobani's defenders after standing, literally, on the sidelines for weeks as a battle raged just across the border. As Kobani was encircled by Islamic State forces, despite air strikes by the United States and its allies, Turkey, a ... Cold Turkey Kurdish Fighters Killed in Syria Buried in Turkey Turkey's Border War (Dispatch 4) |
Daily Sabah | Attempted kidnapping in Turkey shows reach of the Islamic State Washington Post SANLIURFA, Turkey — The men who snatched Abu Issa from the streets of this southeastern city were Turkish gangsters, but their client was the Islamic State, and they had been promised good money to spirit the Syrian rebel commander across the Turkish ... EU's call for Turkey to open borders raises eyebrows Iranian TV reporter killed in Turkey car crash 1 day after 'spying accusations' Iran state TV says death of journalist in Turkey is 'suspect' |
CBC.ca | ISIS fight: Turkey helping anti-ISIS Kurds defend Kobani on Syria border CBC.ca Turkey said it was helping Iraqi Kurdish fighters cross into Syria to support their brethren fighting ISIS militants in a key border town, although activists inside embattled Kobani said no forces had arrived by Monday evening, raising questions about ... |
ISIS-Kurdish fight stirs trouble in Turkey Turkey increases security along ... CNN Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkey made a significant policy shift Monday when it announced it would allow Kurdish Peshmerga fighters from northern Iraq to travel through the Turkish territory to reinforce the besieged Kurdish town of Kobani in northern ... |
The Sun Daily | 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 ... 3 Denver girls reportedly en route to Turkey detained, sent home Three US girls en route to Turkey detained |
The Guardian | Turkey to allow Kurdish peshmerga across its territory to fight in Kobani The Guardian Turkey will allow Kurdish peshmerga forces from northern Iraq across its territory to defend Kurds in the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani, in a move that fighters say could tip a month-long battle against Islamic State (Isis) insurgents in their ... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
Is Turkey an Ally? The Weekly Standard (blog) He maintained his onslaught on Ankara in a Washington meeting with his U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel, telling his American colleague, according to a statement issued by his office: “Turkey is playing a cynical game. Hamas moved its terror headquarters ... |
The Times of Israel | Turkey says US airdrops to Kobani are 'wrong' The Times of Israel Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday criticized as “wrong” the airdrops of ammunition and weapons by US planes to Kurdish fighters battling jihadists in the Syrian town of Kobani. In an indication of the tensions that remain between ... |