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- Middle East
Syrian army ready to confront any possible Turkish attack
Damascus: The Syrian army is ready to confront any possible attack by Turkish forces on its soil, the Syrian military said, in response to recent shelling by Turkish forces on military sites…
- World
Turkey-Iran-Pakistan axis trying to gain traction again amid ‘regional challenges’
Tehran: The proposal that Iran, Pakistan and Turkey should band together to address regional security challenges is once again gaining traction. However, there are inherent limitations for such a framework to consolidate…
- India
Delhi court convicts suspected ISIS operative in UAPA case
New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted one suspected ISIS operative, Shajahan VK, under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly planning terrorist activities in the country. Special Judge Parveen Singh…
- Syria
Turkey rejects Russian explanation over Idlib attack
ANKARA: Turkey on Friday rejected Russia’s claim that 33 Turkish troops killed by Syrian regime fire in the province of Idlib were among groups of “terrorists”. “I want to state that during…
- Syria
Ladder to safety: Syrians eye escape over Turkey border
KAFR LUSIN: Abu Jabber has a plan to escape the Syrian regime’s advance: he has built a ladder from rusty metal for him and his 11 children to climb over the Turkish…
- News
Trump, Turkey call for Russia to stop backing Syrian atrocities
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s “atrocities” as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White House said…
- Top Stories
Second Syrian chopper shot down amid tensions with Turkey
Damascus: A Syrian Assad Regime helicopter was shot down over the last major rebel bastion in northwest Syria on Friday, the second such incident in a week of high tensions with Turkey.…
- Syria
Turkey, Russia trade accusations as Syria tensions rise
ANKARA: Turkey’s president accused Russia of committing “massacres” in its support of the Syrian government on Wednesday, escalating a war of words as more Turkish reinforcements arrived on the ground. Recep Tayyip…
- Top Stories
Syrian govt forces will be attacked ‘anywhere’, warns Erdogan
Ankara: Turkey will strike Syrian government forces “anywhere” if one more Turkish soldier is hurt and could use airpower if need be, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday while addressing the country’s…
- Syria
Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria’s Idlib
ISTANBUL: Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in the Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces supported by Russian…
- Syria
Strikes kill 8 in Idlib as Turkey, France urge de-escalation
MAREET-AL-NUMAAN: At least eight people including five children were killed Tuesday in Russian air strikes on northwest Syria, as France and Turkey appealed for an end to violence that has forced tens of thousands…
- Syria
Syria regime forces surround Turkish army post in Idlib
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish observation post in Idlib province Monday after overrunning nearby areas in a push to take the last opposition bastion, a war monitor said. The Idlib…
- Syria
Syria: Turkey accuses France’s Macron of ‘sponsoring terrorism’
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday accused Emmanuel Macron of sponsoring terrorism in reaction to new criticism by the French president about Ankara’s operation in Syria. Turkey last month launched an offensive against Kurdish-led forces…
- Syria
Two Turkish soldiers killed on Syria border: ministry
ISTANBUL: Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar hit their post on the Syrian border, the defence ministry said Thursday. “Two of our fellow comrades were martryed by a mortar attack” in…
- Syria
17 killed by car bomb in Turkey-controlled region of Syria
ISTANBUL: A car bomb killed at least 17 people and wounded 20 others in the Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Tuesday, Turkey’s defence ministry said. The attack took place in the Tal Halaf…
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