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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) (Photo by: AA/AP)

Trump Approves Arming Kurds Despite Ankara’s Objection

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Washington– The White House has announced supplying arms to Kurdish fighters to support an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS in a major shock to US-Turkish relations ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington later this...

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Female fighters of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) stand at attention at a military camp in Ras al-Ain January 30, 2015. (Photo by Rodi Said/Reuters)

Erdogan Says Turkey, US Can Turn Raqqa into ISIS ‘Graveyard’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara and Washington can join forces to turn ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria into a “graveyard” for the jihadists. “The huge America, the coalition and Turkey can join hands and...

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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria. (Reuters)

Turkey Strikes PKK Targets in Iraq’s Sinjar, Syria’s Northeast

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

The Turkish army carried out strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Sinjar region and northeastern Syria on Tuesday. The strikes in Iraq targeted the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and those in Syria targeted the YPG – a key component of the Syrian...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, November 8, 2016. Reuters

Turkey Arrests 29 Suspects in Anti-ISIS Raids

by Said Abdul Razzak | Apr 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish police forces arrested on Friday 29 ISIS suspects during major anti-terror raids in a number of neighborhoods in Istanbul and other Turkish cities. The campaign was launched in the framework of a series of operations carried out by security...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Ankara, Turkey February 8, 2016, in this handout photo provided by the Presidential Palace. REUTERS/Yasin Bulbul

Ankara Urges Berlin to Hand Over Wanted “Terrorists”

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey has asked Germany to hand over a group of people who are suspected of belonging to terrorist organizations as Ankara accuses Berlin of providing support for terrorists. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused...