New York Times | Turkey Seeks Buffer Zone on the Border With Syria New York Times ISTANBUL — With the United States continuing to pressure Turkey to do more in the fight against the Islamic State, Turkey's position has hardened around an idea it has pushed for years as a strategy to confront the chaos of the Syrian civil war: a ... Fight for Kobani is a spectator sport in Turkey Cool response to Turkey's proposal for Syria buffer zone Buffer Zone for Turkey Debated in Militants' Fight |
The Economist | Negotiation time: Why are US and Turkey sparring over ISIS? CNN ISIS is fighting to take the Syrian town of Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish town just steps from Turkey. In recent days, the United States has ramped up its airstrikes in the area, but without combat boots on the ground -- something the Obama ... US frustration rises as Turkey withholds military help from besieged Kobane Turkey and Syria Save border town from ISIS; don't let Turkey veto US help |
Turkey says it won't launch ground action alone against ISIS CNN (CNN) -- Turkey's foreign minister insisted Thursday that it's not "realistic" for the world to expect it to go it alone in launching a ground operation against ISIS, even as a monitoring group said the extremists had seized a chunk of a key ... |
Kobani is becoming Turkey's war Al-Monitor While the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government still is listing preconditions for the Democratic Union Party (PYD) to meet in order for Turkey to help the Kurds in Kobani, the fight for that Syrian border city has turned into Turkey's war. As ... |
BBC News | Turkey's fear of a reignited Kurdish flame BBC News Could Turkey be about to return to the bad old days of armed conflict with the Kurds? Troops on the streets, curfews for the first time in 22 years, protests in almost 30 cities and state buildings attacked - the situation is dangerous and escalating ... |
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 ... |
This Is How Close The Fight Against ISIS Is To Turkey's Border Huffington Post The Islamic State's advance toward Kobani has raised concerns about a potential massacre, prompted questions about the efficacy of U.S.-led airstrikes and, importantly, put a spotlight on the Turkey's reluctance to take action against the militants ... |
TIME | Turkey Catches Fire as ISIS Burns Kobani TIME A picture taken from Turkey shows smoke rising after an airstrike by an alleged alliance war plane on the ISIS targets in the west of Kobane, Syria, where Kurdish fighters are trying to defend the city, near Suruc district, Sanliurfa, Turkey, Oct. 8, 2014. |
Hagel: US Wants Use of Turkey Base, Help Training ABC News U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that the key military assistance the United States would like to get from Turkey would be access to the Turkish air base at Incirlik and an agreement to help train and equip the moderate Syrian forces. |
Voice of America | Turkey Says It Won't Enter Ground Battle Against IS Alone Voice of America Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday at a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that talks about Turkey's contributions to fighting the militants are ongoing but ruled out unilateral action. "It's not realistic ... Turkey, Kurd tensions worry US in fight for Kobani NATO Secretary General to visit Turkey Turkey sees 'important' NATO role to deal with ISIL |