Syria: Erdogan regime perpetrates a massacre that killed more than 150 innocent civilians in Aleppo northern countryside

Syria General Command of the army and armed forces said on Thursday that warplanes of Erdogan regime perpetrated on Wednesday a massacre that killed more than 150 innocent civilians through targeting  the villages and towns of Hasajk, al-Wariyah, Hassiya, Ghoul Srouj, Sad al-Shahba, Ehris and Um Housh in Aleppo northern countryside.

Turkey 'determined' to take part in Mosul offensive

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the country was determined to be a part of the coalition forces in the planned offensive to retake the oil-rich Iraqi city of Mosul from Daesh.

Turkish troops to remain in Iraq: Iraqi PM Tells Mosul Residents Liberation Approaching

Tension between Iraq and Turkey rose a notch Wednesday after a warning by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that the presence of Turkish troops in the north of the country risked provoking a larger regional confrontation. The growing spat came as military efforts to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul intensified.

Turkey parliament extends mandate for troops in Iraq, Syria by one year

Turkey's parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a one-year extension of an existing mandate to use Turkish troops abroad in Syria and Iraq.

Turkish jets destroy dozens of "Daesh targets" in Syria

The Turkish military hit more than 100 Daesh targets in northern Syria on Friday as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, according to a military source.

US Special Forces to back Turkish troops in Syria

Dozens of US Special Operations Forces have been deployed to Syria's border with Turkey to fight the Islamic State (IS) group there, in support of the Turkish military and "vetted" Syrian rebels, the Pentagon said Friday.

UN Syria envoy hails 'significant drop in violence'

The UN's Syria envoy has applauded a fall in violence through the first 24 hours of a fragile ceasefire but said security concerns meant aid convoys had not yet deployed.

Turkey has 'duty' to defeat Islamic State in Syria, President Erdogan says

Turkey has a "binding duty" to defeat the Islamic State in neighboring Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an address Sunday.

ISIS group: Turkey and US 'ready to invade capital'

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa.

Turkey Conspired with ISIS in its Deceptive Invasion of Syria

Syria has been the hub of shifting international military and political intrigues since the start of the ‘civil war’ in 2011. The diverse conflicting sides include: Hezbollah, Iran, Islamic State (ISIS), Israel, Jordan, Kurdish fighters, Lebanon, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, assorted terrorists from around the world, Syria, Syrian opposition groups, Turkey, the United States, and other NATO states.

Kurdish militias announce ceasefire with Turkish forces in Syria

A Kurdish-led military council announced Tuesday it had reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Turkish forces deployed in northern Syria.

Turkish forces shell Syrian Kurdish fighters

The Turkish military shelled a group of Syrian Kurdish fighters south of the town of Jarablus on Thursday, a Turkish security source said, a day after Turkey launched its first US-backed incursion into Syria.

Turkey tells border town residents to evacuate : Ankara-backed rebels are preparing a major operation to seize Jarabulus

Turkey on Tuesday ordered residents to evacuate a Turkish border town that lies opposite the Syrian town of Jarabulus controlled by ISIS militants, television reported.

Turkey backtracks on 'child suicide bomber' statement: Kurdish wedding bomber 'may not have been child'

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says authorities are in no position to verify whether a child suicide bomber was responsible for a blast that killed at least 54 people on Saturday, reversing an earlier assertion by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Europe must not be blackmailed by Turkey overs visas: German vice chancellor

Europe will not be blackmailed by Turkey in talks on visa liberalization, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday as relations with Ankara are strained in the aftermath of a failed coup.

50,000 targeted in post-coup Turkey crackdown

Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.

Turkish PM: Participants in coup attempt traitors and terrorists

 Participants in the coup attempt do not represent the people of Turkey but are traitors and terrorists, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday.

US-backed militias face second ISIS counter attack

Syrian militias backed by US-led air strikes have repelled a second ISIS counter attack in 24 hours near a city being targeted in a major offensive against the militant group, an official and a monitoring group said on Monday.

Blasts Rock Turkish Airport, Multiple Casualties

Several explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport late Tuesday.  Early reports, quoting unnamed authorities, described the blasts as suicide bombings.

Russia: More than 200 terrorists crossed Turkish border to Syria along with huge arms-laden trucks. 100 civilians were killed

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that huge trucks carrying arms and ammunitions have been spotted moving along Syria’s borders with Turkey and more than 200 militants crossed the Turkish borders to join Jabhat al-Nusra near Idleb.