Tag: Syria
The Turkish army executed a senior general within its ranks after he had discovered the embezzlement of illicit Qatari funding for extremists in Syria by public officials, according to a 2019 court testimony unveiled in ...
The United States has recently sanctioned a key financial supporter for ISIS inside Turkey, according to a statement from the US Treasury Department. Washington has accused Turkey of “undermining” the fight against ISIS last year ...
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TURKEY’S opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) demanded justice today for 33 young people killed in an Isis attack as they gathered to take toys across the border for children in Kobane, Syria, five years ago. It called for a parliamentary inquiry into ...
Turkey has detained the niece of an influential Syrian Kurdish politician, himself wanted by Ankara, the family said Sunday. Dalia Mahmoud Muslim is a niece of Saleh Muslim, who is close to Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish ...
Turkey has sent mercenaries of different nationalities to Libya to fight alongside the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj, unnamed sources told Al Arabiya. The latest Turkish plane arrived in the Libyan ...
Frantic talks are being held after Russia was accused of a “despicable and dangerous” use of its veto at the UN security council to block a draft resolution that would have renewed cross-border humanitarian aid ...
The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Increasing numbers of Syrian families are marrying off their underage daughters to Turkish men for money ...
KURDISH authorities fear a humanitarian disaster in northern Syria where Turkey is accused of deliberately inducing a drought by cutting off water from the Euphrates River. Water levels have declined by up to two-thirds, with Syrian ...
HUMAN-rights organisations in Afrin, northern Syria, have warned of an escalation of war crimes and kidnappings after eight more people were taken from a village earlier this week. Cemal Umer Eliko, Sebri Ehmed Mihemed, Mihyedin Eliko ...
Could this bring stability to the region? The Assad regime’s presence has led to chaos in Syria. Assad not only brought civil war but allowed Iran to use Syrian territory to bolster its influence. If ...