Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday after an attack by the Syrian…
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday,…
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
ANKARA (Reuters) – A fragile ceasefire was holding along Turkey’s border with Syria on Saturday, two days after President Tayyip…
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
Middle East
October 19, 2019
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has attacked President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria as “a strategic…
Trump threatens to ‘destroy’ Turkey’s economy with sanctions
Middle East
October 15, 2019
Trump threatens to ‘destroy’ Turkey’s economy with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Targeting Turkey’s economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters…
Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US
Middle East
October 15, 2019
Syria Kurds defend key town as Turkey ignores US
Kurdish forces held out in a key border town Tuesday seven days into a deadly Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria…
Erdogan says Turkish-led offensive to extend further along Syrian border
Middle East
October 13, 2019
Erdogan says Turkish-led offensive to extend further along Syrian border
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s incursion into Syria will stretch from Kobani in the west to Hasaka in the east, going…
Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces captured a key Syrian border town under heavy bombardment Saturday, the Turkish military and…
Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire
Battles raged in Syria as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with a deadly assault against Kurdish…
Erdogan says Turkey to launch military operation in northeast Syria
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Erdogan says Turkey to launch military operation in northeast Syria
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of…