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 Ankara: almost 350 terrorists killed in Afrin

Ankara: almost 350 terrorists killed in Afrin

Turkey’s Armed Forces and its ally, the opposition’s Free Syrian Army, have killed 343 members of terrorist groups since the start of Turkey's Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin, Turkey’s General Staff said in a …

Afrin freezes German tank upgrade for Turkey

Afrin freezes German tank upgrade for Turkey

Germany’s caretaker government has decided to put on hold any decision on upgrading German-made Leopard tanks in Turkey as requested by its NATO ally Ankara. A government spokesman confirmed a report by Der Spiegel magazine that …

Erdogan urges US to stop aiding Syrian Kurds

Erdogan urges US to stop aiding Syrian Kurds

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump to discuss Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin, Turkish presidential sources said. In the …

Erdogan: Turkey's operation not to be limited to Afrin

Erdogan: Turkey's operation not to be limited to Afrin

Turkey will "thwart games" along its border, starting with Syria’s Manbij region, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, as the Turkish military entered the fifth day of its incursion into northern …

 Putin and Erdogan discuss Afrin operation

Putin and Erdogan discuss Afrin operation

  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation, the Kremlin press service said. The leaders discuss the situation in …

Turkey kills at least 260 Kurdish militia in Syria

Turkey kills at least 260 Kurdish militia in Syria

Turkey has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and ISIS militants in its four-day-old offensive into the Afrin region of northwest Syria, the Turkish military said. The statement said the Turkish military intervention in the …

US urges Turkey to exercise restraint in Syria

US urges Turkey to exercise restraint in Syria

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Turkey to exercise restraint in its military operations in northern Syria, which he said had disrupted the peaceful return of refugees and could prove to be an opening for al Qaeda and …

 PACE to discuss Turkey's Afrin operation on January 24

PACE to discuss Turkey's Afrin operation on January 24

The situation that has arisen as a result of the Turkish army's operation in Syria's Afrin will be discussed at the urgent debate at the PACE January session, the new chairman of the assembly Michele Nicoletti …

Turkish special forces sent to Syria's Afrin

Turkish special forces sent to Syria's Afrin

Syrian militias and Turkish special forces 'Maroon Berets' said that they have captured villages inside Syria's Afrin. In response, the Kurdish militia known as the YPG struck the towns of Killis and Reyhanli in southern …

Turkey begins operation in Afrin

Turkey begins operation in Afrin

Turkish tanks and military personnel have entered Syrian territory amid preparations for the ground operation in Syrian northern district of Afrin, Sputnik reported citing the Yeni Safak newspaper. According to the newspaper, the …