Posts Tagged: Turkey Syria Border
Russia Deploys Military Helicopters to Patrol Syria-Turkey Border: Ifax
Russia has deployed military helicopters to patrol an area near Syria's border with Turkey in order to help protect Russia military police working on the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Kurdish YPG Have Not Left Syria ‘Safe Zone’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the Kurdish YPG militia had not withdrawn from some Syrian border areas and that US forces were...
‘Border on Fire’ as Turkey Intensifies Syria Campaign
Turkey stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Friday, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of humanitarian...
Erdogan Says Discussed Turkey Setting Up Safe Zone in Syria With Trump
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he had discussed a safe zone which Turkey would set up inside Syria along the length of their...
Turkish Forces Push Into Syria, Clash With Kurdish Militia
Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria's Afrin province on Sunday, Ankara said after launching artillery and air strikes on a US-backed Kurdish militia it...
Turkish Shelling Marks Start of Afrin Operation, Minister Says
Turkish artillery fired into Syria's Afrin region on Friday in what Ankara said was the start of a military campaign against the Kurdish-controlled area. The cross-border...
Turkish Tanks Enter Syria to Battle ISIS, Kurdish Fighters
A dozen Turkish tanks and other vehicles have rolled across the Syrian border after heavy shelling of an area held by Islamic State (ISIS). Military sources...
Putin: Turkey Shooting Down Russian Jet Is ‘Stab in the Back’
JNS.org - Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian military aircraft near the border with Syria on Tuesday after sending 10 warnings within five minutes to vacate...
Suspected Islamic State Suicide Bombing in Turkish Town Kills 27
An explosion outside a cultural center in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria killed at least 27 people and wounded many more on...
Islamic State Attack on Kurds Intensifies in Embattled Syrian Border Town Kobani
The Globe and Mail - The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight when Islamic State fighters attacked Kurdish forces...
Coalition Warplanes Reportedly Strike Syria Targets in Support of Kurdish Fighters
New York Times - Warplanes from the American-led coalition fighting militants of the Islamic State were reported on Tuesday to have struck targets in Syria near...
A Tragedy of Good and Evil
When Steven Sotloff was abducted last summer while crossing the border between Turkey and Syria, serious efforts were made on the part of colleagues,...
Only 18 Members Remain in 2,300-Year-Old Turkish Jewish Community Following Political, Economic Turmoil
The once thriving Jewish community of Antakya, Turkey has now dwindled to just 18 members as many locals have fled to escape unrest and violence...
Turkey Erects Refugee Camps for Fleeing Syrian Christians
Turkey is erecting new refugee camps to accommodate the growing number of Christians fleeing the Syrian civil war. Turkey has seen an influx of 250,000-400,000 Syrian...
