Euphrates Shield

 Turkey beefs up military presence at Syria border

Turkey beefs up military presence at Syria border

Turkey has begun bolstering its military presence in Kilis near near its border with Syria, a war monitor said. The Turkish IHA news agency reported that a convoy of Turkish troops had been sent into Syria overnight. The …

Russia, Turkey and Iran may launch joint Euphrates Shield

Russia, Turkey and Iran may launch joint Euphrates Shield

Turkey, Russia and Iran may start a joint stage of the Euphrates Shield military operation in Syria against terrorist groups, the Turkish newspaper Sabah reported. Reportedly, the joint military operation may begin in the Syrian …

Erdogan says Turkish forces will not remain in Syria

Erdogan says Turkish forces will not remain in Syria

After completing the Euphrates Shield operation, the Turkish forces will withdraw from Syria, because Ankara wants to live in peace with 'Syrian brothers', the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. …

Turkey ready to press deeper into Syria after al-Bab victory

Turkey ready to press deeper into Syria after al-Bab victory

Turkey intends to continue its advance into Syria to drive Islamists out of their Raqqa stronghold after securing a strategic town in Syria’s north, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday, Sputnik …

Daesh announces withdrawal from Syria's Al Bab

Daesh announces withdrawal from Syria's Al Bab

The Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh, outlawed in Russia) terrorist group has started to leave the besieged northern Syrian town of Al Bab, media reports said Thursday. The Daesh has announced the start of its withdrawal …

Turkish soldier killed in Syria, four injured

Turkish soldier killed in Syria, four injured

One Turkish soldier was killed and four others were injured in clashes during the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria's al-Bab, the military said. The injured soldiers were immediately taken to a nearby hospital for …

Turkey kills 17 ISIS terrorists in Syria

Turkey kills 17 ISIS terrorists in Syria

The Turkish Armed Forces hit 180 ISIS positions in northern Syria, including command control facilities, shelters, vehicles and weapons, the Turkish General Staff said. 17 ISIS terrorists were killed in northern Syria over the last …

Iran unhappy over Russia's and Turkey's rapprochement on Syria

Iran unhappy over Russia's and Turkey's rapprochement on Syria

Iran is concerned about Russia's and Turkey's rapprochement on the Syrian issue, a source in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs who wished to remain anonymous said. According to him, after the crisis with Russian Su-24 was …

Turkey kills 41 ISIS militants in northern Syria

Turkey kills 41 ISIS militants in northern Syria

Forty-one ISIS terrorists have been killed by Turkish airstrikes and shelling as part of the operation to liberate northern Syrian town of al-Bab from the terrorists, the military said. A total of 177 terrorist targets have been shelled …

 Fourteen Turkish soldiers killed in Syria

Fourteen Turkish soldiers killed in Syria

Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and ISIS militants intensified around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday, killing 14 Turkish soldiers and …

Turkish soldier killed in Syria's al-Bab

Turkish soldier killed in Syria's al-Bab

One Turkish soldier was killed in a car bomb attack in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab while 11 ISIS militants were killed in clashes on Sunday, the Turkish military said in a statement on Monday. It said Turkish warplanes on Sunday …

300 Turkish troops sent to reinforce Syria operation

300 Turkish troops sent to reinforce Syria operation

Turkey sent 300 more troops to northern Syria to reinforce the "Euphrates Shield" operation, aimed at pushing ISIS and Syrian Kurdish fighters away from its southern border. It was not clear where in northern Syria they …