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U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
Middle East
December 13, 2019
U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings…
U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill
Middle East
December 12, 2019
U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee backed legislation on Wednesday to impose sanctions on Turkey after its offensive in…
NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance
World
December 5, 2019
NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance
WATFORD, England (AP) — NATO leaders sought on Wednesday to paper over differences like the military alliance’s future priorities but…
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey is not blackmailing NATO with its rejection of a defense plan for the Baltics and Poland,…
American IS suspect repatriated from Turkish-Greek border
Middle East
November 15, 2019
American IS suspect repatriated from Turkish-Greek border
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An American citizen suspected of being an Islamic State group member was deported to the U.S.…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Middle East
March 18, 2018
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags…
Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin
Middle East
March 18, 2018
Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin
Turkey’s president said Sunday that allied Syrian forces have taken “total” control of the town center of Afrin, the target…
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Water to Syria’s Afrin town has been cut for a week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, after Turkish troops…
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
President Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped Turkey’s military and its rebel allies would completely capture the northern Syrian town of…