USA TODAY | 5 reasons Turkey isn't attacking Islamic State in Syria USA TODAY "Now Kobani needs Turkey," says Ilhan Tanir, Washington correspondent for the Turkish daily Vatan, "but Turkey is implying, 'You've been gambling for three years and already called for autonomous regions without consulting us, so this is part of the ... Turkey Catches Fire as ISIS Burns Kobani This Is How Close The Fight Against ISIS Is To Turkey's Border ISIS Dares Turkey to Save Kobani |
Wall Street Journal | US and Turkey at Odds as Islamic State Advances on Kobani Wall Street Journal Turkey and the U.S. warned that a major Syrian border city was in imminent danger of falling to Islamic State, with the two countries putting the onus on the other to halt the extremist group's advance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed ... |
BBC News | Turkey Kurds: Kobane protests leave 19 dead BBC News At least 19 people have been killed in clashes involving Kurdish protesters in Turkey, reports say. They are unhappy at Turkish inaction in defending the town of Kobane in Syria from an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants. Riot police used tear gas ... |
Fox News | Turkey cracks down on Kurds demanding action against ISIS Fox News Kurdish protesters in Turkey demanding a show of force against Islamic State instead felt their government's heavy boot Tuesday, as rubber bullets and tear gas rained down and heavy trucks rolled in to major cities where people took to the streets to ... 14 killed in clashes in Turkey One dead in Turkey as pro-Kurdish protests turn violent |
Turkey Waits, Watches as ISIS Pushes Toward Border NBCNews.com Refugees have flooded into Turkey, fleeing ISIS and pleading for more assistance for the Kurdish fighters battling to stave off the militants' advance on the town just six miles from the border. advertisement. Turkey has a powerful and well-equipped ... |
Turkey can save Kobane from ISIL—for a price Al Jazeera America As Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters surround the Syrian-Kurdish enclave of Kobane on three sides and civilians flee en masse toward the tightly sealed border with Turkey, Ankara sees an opportunity: Much-needed ground reinforcements ... |
The Guardian | Kobani: Anger grows as Turkey's Kurds are stopped from aiding Syria militias The Guardian The rancour on the border is giving way to recrimination all across Turkey as an incipient Kurdish insurrection gathers steam, as much against Islamic extremism in Syria as against the Turkish authorities in what appears to be payback for years of ... |
Reuters | EU Urges Members to Stop Stalling With Turkey Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS—The European Union's executive urged member states Wednesday to advance long-stalled membership talks with Turkey but underscored the obstacles in the way by raising “serious concerns” about government meddling with the judiciary and ... EU chastises Turkey over interference in courts, freedom of speech EU raps Turkey on civic freedoms, sees languishing entry bid EU wants Turkey as anti-IS ally despite rights concerns |
Fox News | 19 die as violent protests over ISIS sweep Turkey CNN (CNN) -- As ISIS militants seem poised to take the strategic city of Kobani at the Turkish-Syrian border, violent protests have broken out in Turkey, leaving some demonstrators dead. The death toll has reached 19, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ... ISIS fight in Kobani cause for alarm in Turkey PM: Turkey will not sacrifice its law and order |
Jackson Clarion Ledger | Inmate with State Fair turkey leg leads to investigation Jackson Clarion Ledger A criminal and internal affairs investigation is underway after a Facebook post of a Hinds County inmate eating a turkey leg from the State Fair. "It's an ongoing investigation," said Othor Cain, spokesman for the Hinds County Sheriff Department. "It ... |