25 CIVILIANS KILLED IN US-LED COALITION STRIKES IN DEIR EZZOR
At least 25 civilians were killed and dozens injured on Thursday in a US-led coalition strike on the ISIS-held Hajin town located in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province.
ERDOGAN SLAMS NATO FOR NOT BACKING HIM IN SYRIA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused NATO of ignoring the need to support Turkey’s actions against Kurdish militia in Syria.
TURKEY TO LAUNCH OFFENSIVE TO CAPTURE KURDISH ENCLAVE IN ALEPPO
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday during a parliamentary address to his party that the Turkish military will continue its Euphrates Shield operation.
ERDOGAN: WASHINGTON UNDERMINES NATO BY ARMING YPG
Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan said Washington’s support for the Kurdish YPG units in Syria violates the North Atlantic Treaty.
TURKEY HOPES US WILL END SUPPORT OF SYRIAN KURDISH YPG
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Nurettin Canikli announced that Turkey hopes the U.S. will end to support the Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria.
TURKEY CANNOT FIGHT PKK AND JEOPARDIZE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS
Turkey cannot fight the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) at the expense of the regional fight to defeat ISIS, acting US Department of State spokesperson Mark Toner said in a briefing.
TURKISH DM: ‘PYD REPRESENTS KURDS IN SYRIA’ A HUGE LIE
Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik on Saturday rejected all claims that PKK-affiliated PYD group represents Kurdish people in Syria, calling the claims as “a huge lie”.
TURKISH ARTILLERY STARTS SHELLING PYD POSITIONS WEST OF THE EUPHRATES
Turkish artillery units stationed on the Syrian border started to bomb the positions of YPG, PKK’s Syrian affiliate, on Thursday afternoon following the advances of the terror group towards the northern Syrian town of al-Bab. Their advancement comes despite initial U.S. pledges that they would withdraw from west of the Euphrates Rivers.
12 ISIS TERRORISTS KILLED IN NORTHERN SYRIA
Turkish-backed ground forces and coalition airstrikes have killed 12 ISIS terrorists in northern Syria.
TURKEY UNVEILS NEW LINKS BETWEEN PKK AND PYD
A 400-meter tunnel, dug by the militants of the PKK 7 meters below ground, was exposed by Turkish forces in Nusaybin below the border line between Turkey and Syria. It was reportedly used for logistical purposes, as well as for transferring militants between the PKK and YPG.