CBS News | Turkey, Saudis threaten ground troops in Syria CBS News BEIRUT - Hopes of securing a temporary truce in the Syria crisis within a week dimmed over the weekend as Syrian government forces tightened the noose around rebel-held parts of Aleppo, Turkey continued shelling Kurds and Syrian troops inside Syria, ... Syria: Turkey and Saudi Arabia consider ground campaign following border strikes The desperate alliance of Turkey and Saudi Arabia Saudi warplanes in Turkey spark 'world war' fears |
Washington Post | Turkey shells Kurdish positions in Syria for 2nd day Washington Post BEIRUT — Turkey shelled positions held by a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the Syrian government, whose forces are advancing against insurgents in the same area under the cover of ... Turkey shells northern Syria for second day: monitor Turkey threatens fragile Syria peace accord US urges Turkey to stop attacks on Kurdish allies |
BBC News | Syria, Turkey and the EU Hurriyet Daily News Syrians seeking a secure, better life are the unwanted refugees of Europe and the “guests” of Turkey. As nonsensical as it might sound, Syrians fleeing war and brutality in their homeland from their own government, the mild or radical Islamist ... McCain slams Russia: 'Mr. Putin is not interested in being our partner' What is happening on the Turkey/Syria border? Assad says sees risk of Turkey, Saudi Arabia invading Syria |
DefenseNews.com | Turkey Seeking Advanced Stealth Systems DefenseNews.com ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has launched the first stage of what may be a competition for the acquisition of advanced stealth systems. Turkey's procurement office, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) released a Request for Information (RfI ... |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Again Attacks US-Backed Kurdish Fighters in Syria Wall Street Journal The U.S. and Russia stepped up their efforts to cement a cease-fire in Syria as Turkey rebuffed appeals from world leaders for an immediate halt to shelling of American-backed Kurdish forces, a deadly confrontation that has undermined the shaky Middle ... |
Reuters | Obama urges Russia to stop bombing 'moderate' Syria rebels Reuters The Kurdish YPG militia, helped by Russian air raids, seized an ex-military air base at Menagh last week, angering Turkey, which sees the YPG as an extension of the PKK, a Kurdish group that waged a bloody insurgent campaign on Turkish soil over most ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey must be a part of transatlantic trade deal: EU minister Hurriyet Daily News Turkey must be a part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), otherwise the country will face serious hurdles in its economic and trade power, European Union Minister Volkan Bozkır said in a meeting hosted by the Istanbul Chamber ... |
Gatestone Institute | "Treason" In Turkey: Asking for Peace Gatestone Institute On January 11, 2016, a group of academics and researchers from Turkey and abroad called "Academics for Peace" signed and issued a declaration entitled, "We will not be a party to this crime." In it, they criticized the Turkish government for its recent ... |
Fox News | Iraqi man caught with guns, 200000 bullets at Greece-Turkey border Fox News THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they arrested a British citizen on the main border crossing to Turkey carrying a large weapons cache. The 40-year-old suspect is an Iraqi Kurd, a police official told The Associated Press on condition of ... Two men arrested at Greece-Turkey border Heavily-armed Britons arrested near Greece-Turkey border |
ABC Online | Turkey strikes Kurds in Syria, may launch 'ground operation' with Saudi Arabia against Islamic State ABC Online Turkish artillery has shelled areas of Aleppo province in northern Syria held by Kurdish forces, a monitor said, as Turkey announces it could launch a ground assault against Islamic State with Saudi Arabia. The military hit targets of the Syrian ... Saudi Arabia and Turkey may send ground troops to Syria |