Turkey, Syria and Islamic State

Turkey says joint fight needed against Kurdish militants, Islamic State in the region
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday after talks in Baghdad that a joint battle using "all our resources" must be carried out to eliminate both Islamic State and Kurdish militants in the region.
What is Turkey's vision for the Kurds in Syria?
Ankara is open to various models for the Syrian Democratic Forces, including political representation in Damascus' national assembly
Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight the Islamic State group in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the Islamic State group
Turkey hopes Trump will end US cooperation with Syrian Kurdish militia
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday he hoped President Donald Trump would end U.S. cooperation with the Syrian Kurdish YPG, as Turkey continued its military campaign against the group,
Turkey Says 23 Kurdish Fighters Killed in Syria Airstrikes
Turkey announced on Sunday that its military had killed 23 Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, marking the latest in a series of attacks on Kurdish groups since US President Donald Trump took office last month The Turkish defense ministry said the fighters were members of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK Turkey considers both groups to be the same while the US distinguishes between them recognizing the PKK as a terrorist organization but supporting the YPG as a key ally in the fight against Islamic State The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel,
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Topple, tame, trade: How Turkey is rewriting Syria’s future
Turkey didn’t orchestrate Assad’s fall, but it’s certainly cashing in on the aftermath. Now, it wants to mould Syria in its ...
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Syrian government forces enter Afrin, signaling a change in control
The new Syrian government in Damascus sent a convoy of vehicles from the General Security Department to Afrin, a historically ...
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Ocalan to make ‘historic call’ soon to resolve Kurdish-Turkish issue: DEM Party
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party on Monday said that jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader ...
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The Kurds shouldn’t gamble with Turkey via Imrali-Prison
On the other hand, he has threatened to “bury” the Kurds “in the ground” if they do not respond to Bahceli’s overtures and ...
In Turkey, New Syrian Leader and Erdogan Pledge to Work Together
Syria’s new interim leader, meeting on Tuesday with the president of Turkey, thanked him for backing the rebel forces that ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
Erdogan Discusses Tackling Kurdish Militants With Syria's Sharaa in Ankara
Syria's newly appointed president for a transitional phase Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at ...
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DNO reports ‘stellar production’ in Kurdistan Region 2024 revenues
The Norwegian oil firm DNO on Thursday said that 2024 amounted to a year of “stellar production” with an increase in profits ...