Iraqi troops and militia launched a long-awaited operation on Thursday to recapture second city Mosul from terrorists of the Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL) group who have held it since June 2014, the military said.
A powerful explosion has reportedly hit an area near a military academy in a Kurdish-majority area of northeastern Syria, leaving an unknown number of people dead and injured.
The Arab League has rejected the “separatist” Kurdish push for a federal government system in Syria, citing the risks it poses to the territorial integrity of the conflict-ridden country.
At least three Turkish soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion that ripped through their armored vehicle in the country’s restive southeastern Mardin Province, security sources say.
The Russian military said on Monday that the Al-Nusra terrorist group has begun to amass a large number of fighters in the Hama Province.
The Iranian embassy in Ankara has issued a warning statement, urging Iranians traveling to Turkey to avoid busy public places in the country after Saturday’s deadly bombing attack.
Turkey’s most populous city, Istanbul, looks deserted after a deadly terrorist attack in one of its most famous avenues, a report says.
Turkish police on Sunday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of people attending Kurdish New Year celebrations in Istanbul in defiance of a ban on gatherings following a string of terror attacks.
The Syrian Army and its allies fended off a massive assault by the ISIS terrorists on the government forces’ positions in two key villages in Northern Aleppo province and forced the militants to retreat back to their positions.
Using the momentum of fear created by a recent deadly attack in Ankara that was claimed by a Kurdish group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned European countries that they could become a victim of such attacks.
Damascus has rejected a unilateral decision by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) to establish a federal system in the north, saying such a declaration is unconstitutional and has no political value.
A senior ISIS ringleader in Homs province who was dispatched to assist other terrorists in Aleppo was killed by the Syrian forces hours after sustaining heavy injuries.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for an investigation into reports of the violation of Kurds’ rights by the Turkish government in the country’s southeastern region.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the country’s parliament to redefine Ankara’s anti-terrorism law and “swiftly” end the immunity from prosecution for pro-Kurdish lawmakers.
The Syrian Democratic Forces have been celebrating a string of victories as they reclaim villages from ISIS control, putting them within 20 miles of Raqqa.
A top militant from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has warned the Turkish government to expect payback for the ongoing military offensive in the southeastern Kurdish-majority regions.
The Turkish Army’s artillery units targeted Kharzeh border base of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) near a border town in the Northern part of Hasaka province.
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Iraq have thwarted an attack by Daesh (ISIS / ISIL) terrorists on their position in the west of Kirkuk Province.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has evidence that Turkish forces are on Syrian territory despite Ankara’s denial of troops’ entry to the war-torn Arab country.
Turkey has announced a new round-the-clock curfew in two Kurdish-dominated towns in its southeast as part of operations to battle Kurdish militants.