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2 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack from Iraq: report
Feb 01, 2018 (AFP)
Two other soldiers were wounded after the missile hit close to a military base in Hakkari province, the private Dogan news agency said. The agency blamed the at...
Turkey ramps up Syria incursion despite criticism
Jan 31, 2018 (AFP)
Turkey and allied Syrian rebels have pressed on with Operation Olive Branch in the Kurdish-controlled Afrin enclave despite mounting international concern and r...
NATO's Afghan mission backtracks after classifying Taliban data
Jan 30, 2018 (AFP)
The acknowledgment came after the US government's office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) published a report saying the U...
Pentagon hushes up data on Taliban in Afghan war: watchdog
Jan 30, 2018 (AFP)
At issue are the number of Afghan districts, and the populations living in them, considered to be held or influenced by the Kabul government by insurgents or co...
Turkish air strikes pound Kurdish fighters in Syria
Jan 30, 2018 (AFP)
A monitoring group and Kurdish sources said Turkey's air force had stepped up its raids on the 10th day of operation "Olive Branch", which sees Turkey providing...
AAI Corp. to provide intelligence services in Afghanistan
Jan 29, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $15.6 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract, and will be perfor...
Scores dead as Turkey pursues Syria campaign; Regime air raids kill 33
Jan 29, 2018 (AFP)
The operation, launched on January 20, sees Turkey providing air and ground support to Syrian opposition fighters in an offensive against Kurdish militia in nor...
Afrin urges Syria to intervene to stop Turkish planes overhead
Jan 25, 2018 (AFP)
"If the Syrian state has a real position, with the capabilities it has, it should stand in the face of this aggression and say that it will not allow Turkish pl...
Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise
Jan 25, 2018 (AFP)
The six-day campaign against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) has seen Washington's fellow NATO member Ankara attacking a US-allied force, eve...
Haqqani militant killed by drone strike in Pakistan: officials
Jan 24, 2018 (AFP)
The pre-dawn strike took place more than 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the Afghan border, in the village of Mamuzai in Kurram tribal district. Pakistan's foreig...
Report: Pentagon skirted U.S. law on human rights abuses in Afghanistan
Jan 24, 2018 (UPI)
The report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said that both departments sidestepped Leahy Laws, continuing funding despite credi...
'Warthogs' to join air campaign in Afghanistan this month
Jan 23, 2018 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command said the ground attack aircraft arrived in the region on Jan. 19 to provide additional options for ground commanders needing...
Pentagon funded Afghan units accused of rights abuses: report
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
The previously secret report, first provided to Congress in June but now declassified, lays bare the cultural rifts that can exist when America works with local...
Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq 'planning attack'
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
The strikes took place on Monday in the Zap region of northern Iraq, not far from Turkey's southeastern border, the Turkish military said in a statement. The ar...
Terrified children, empty streets in Syria's Afrin as Turkey attacks
Jan 21, 2018 (AFP)
They had been bracing for a Turkish assault over the past week as Ankara escalated its rhetoric against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which contr...
Iran to support efforts by Iraq, Kurds to resolve dispute
Jan 21, 2018 (AFP)
President Hassan Rouhani and the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, made the comments during talks in Tehran with the prime mini...
13 Syrians have died of cold fleeing to Lebanon, UN says
Jan 20, 2018 (AFP)
A group of Syrians, including children, had tried to enter neighbouring Lebanon late on Thursday through a smuggling route but were caught in a fierce storm. Th...
Iraqi, Kurdish PMs try to resolve bitter dispute
Jan 20, 2018 (AFP)
Since Kurdish voters returned a resounding "yes" in a referendum on independence last September 25, the federal government in Baghdad has taken retaliatory meas...
Chinese county bans schoolchildren from mosques
Jan 19, 2018 (AFP)
The decision was outlined in a notice sent to all high schools, primary schools and kindergartens in Gansu province's Guanghe county, according to the Global Ti...
US launches airstrike after apparent insider attack
Jan 12, 2018 (AFP)
The incident occurred Thursday as US soldiers were patrolling in the Islamic State-stronghold of Achin in Nangarhar province, according to Hakim Khan, a command...
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