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Erdogan: We Have Evidence That US-led Coalition is Supporting Terrorist Groups

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Dec 28, 2016 | World

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that he has evidence that US – led coalition forces are providing support to terrorist groups in Syria including ISIS, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party in...

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Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters gather during their advance towards the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab, northern Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 26, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

Turkey Asks U.S.-Led Coalition for Air Support at Syria’s Al-Bab

by Youssef Diab and Saeed Abdul Razek | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Turkey asked on Monday for the help of U.S.-led International coalition air support, as a confession that Ankara faces difficulties in bringing to an end the battle for recuperating the Syrian city of al-Bab from ISIS. “The international coalition must...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS)

Total of 226 ISIS Militants ‘Neutralized’ in Latest Al-Bab Operations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 26, 2016 | Middle East

At least 226 ISIS ultra-hardline militants have been “neutralized” in latest operations around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, the spokesman for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkey-backed Syrian rebels, supported by the Turkish...

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Turkish army tanks make their way toward the Syrian border town of Jarablus last August /REUTERS

Kurds Near Euphrates Dam…Turkey Mobilizes

by Caroline Akoum | Dec 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – As the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) including mainly Kurdish forces have approached on Sunday from the Euphrates Dam in northern Syria, Turkey sent more reinforcements on its border with the neighboring country. The SDF backed by U.S....

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Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016 Umit Bektas/Reuters

Airstrike on Turkish Soldiers in Northern Syria on 1st Anniversary of Downing of Russian Warplane

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Ankara pledged on Thursday to retaliate to an airstrike launched by the Syrian regime near the city of al-Bab in northern Syria, which left three Turkish soldiers dead and more than 10 injured. Meanwhile, sources hinted to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a...