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Does Turkiye have a new PKK strategy?

Expect more Turkish operations taking place simultaneously in Iraq and Syria.

Erdogan: Turkey out of patience for attacks from northern Syria

Ankara is determined to eliminate terror threats emanating from Syria, said Turkey's President Erdogan, after two Turkish special operation police officers were killed and two others wounded in northern Syria.

Turkey captures most wanted Daesh terrorist

The Daesh member who was a Kazakh national was nabbed in Turkey's southern province of Kilis, near the border with Syria.

Turkey: Greece should stop fueling tension in East Med

At a joint military drill with Azerbaijani troops, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkey is also ready to help boost the Iraqi military's effectiveness through sharing its knowledge and experience as a NATO member.

Car bomb attack kills several civilians in Syria's Afrin

At least six civilians were killed and 25 others wounded in the attack for which no group has claimed immediate responsibility.

Regime attacks force 151,000 Syrians to flee Idlib in one week

Syria's Response Coordination Group says the forced migration gained momentum in Eriha, Jabal Zawiya and Saraqeb regions of Idlib province due to intensified attacks.

Turkey captures top Daesh bomb trainer in Syria

Turkey's interior minister Suleyman Soylu says Yusuf Huba, who trained militants all over the world for bomb making, was seized in northern Azaz city.

Can Europe afford to allow PKK supporters terrorise the Turkish diaspora?

Turkish people living in different parts of Europe are being exposed to life-threatening situations as PKK sympathisers, masquerading as protestors, are baying for their blood.

Who will the YPG end up with - Damascus or Washington?

The PKK’s Syrian affiliate has courted several powers over the years. But within the context of the recent Turkish operation, it may be running out of options.

What made Turkey’s anti-terror operation in Syria swifter than expected?

Securing critical positions next to Turkey’s border, Turkish Armed Forces and their allies were quick to gain the upper hand in several YPG-occupied areas of northern Syria.

The propaganda war against Turkey is doomed to fail

Arab governments criticising Turkey's operation in northeastern Syria don't have a leg to stand on.

US moved troops 'out of path' of Turkey's operation – Pentagon

US Defense Department says American troops in northern Syria were shifted "out of the path of potential Turkish incursion." Ankara says its campaign against terrorists is meant to establish a peace corridor to resettle millions of displaced Syrians.