Tag Archives: Turkey

Iraq

| November 29, 2014

Syria says US-led strikes have not weakened Islamic State

Qatar

| November 26, 2014

Qatar runs covert desert training camp for Syrian rebels

Iraq

| November 24, 2014

Turkey, US ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Iraq

| November 22, 2014

Turkey training Kurdish peshmerga forces in fight against ISIS

France

| November 13, 2014

The Lost Children: France Takes Stock of Growing Jihadist Problem

Libya

| November 13, 2014

Turkey’s role in Libya adds to pro-Islamist perception

Turkey

| November 13, 2014

Authorities today released 12 members of the Turkish Youth Union (TGB) who were arrested for assaulting three US sailors yesterday in Istanbul. The US Navy, Turkish national police, and the US Embassy are working together to investigate the incident. Authorities have arrested 386 people in connection with protests in early October against the Islamic State’s […]

Turkey

| November 12, 2014

Three American sailors from a NATO ship docked in Eminönü were assaulted by members of the Turkish Youth Union (TGB), who put sacks over the sailors’ heads, threw dye on them, and called the US troops “murderers” in a video of the incident released by the group. The US Embassy called the incident “appalling.” The […]

Iraq

| November 7, 2014

Peshmergas blunt, don’t break, Islamic State siege of Syria’s Kobane

Iraq

| October 29, 2014

For Turkey and US, at odds over Syria, a 60-year alliance shows signs of crumbling

Turkey

| October 29, 2014

Turkish authorities claimed that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was responsible for the murder of three Turkish soldiers in Hakkari on Oct. 25, but the PKK denied responsibility. A Turkish officer was shot by masked men in Diyarbakır. An estimated 50 to 150 Free Syrian Army soldiers crossed over from Turkey into Syria to assist […]

Iraq

| October 29, 2014

Iraqi Peshmerga arrive in Turkey to head for Syria

Australia

| October 29, 2014

Australia trying to confirm death of IS militant Mohammad Ali Baryalei

Turkey

| October 24, 2014

Turkish and American officials are investigating letters containing an unidentified yellow powder that were sent to the consulates of the US, Belgium, Canada, France, and Germany in Istanbul; nine people have been sent to the hospital for observation. Turkish media reported that Basil Hassan, a Dane wanted by Denmark for attempting to kill writer Lars […]