Tag: Turkey
Erdogan Threatens Response to Syrian Gov’t Troops if They Fail to Exit From Turkish Posts in Idlib
Middle East08:43 GMT 05.02.2020(updated 10:18 GMT 05.02.2020)On Monday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the current developments in the Syrian province...
Syria war: Turkey will not let Syrian army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan
Turkey will not let Syria's government gain more ground in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province,...
Russia Urges Turkey to Abide by Sochi Agreements on Idlib As Ankara Vows No Escalation with Moscow
Middle East13:20 GMT 04.02.2020(updated 14:55 GMT 04.02.2020)Turkey's Foreign Ministry previously said that Ankara was working with Moscow to decrease tensions in...
Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Strike Targets in Idlib After Syrian Army Attacks – Erdogan
Middle East05:10 GMT 03.02.2020(updated 11:31 GMT 03.02.2020)The Anadolu news agency reported a day earlier that Turkey was deploying military hardware to...
Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian army shelling in Idlib
Four Turkish soldiers have been killed and nine wounded in shelling by Syrian government forces in...
Erdogan Threatens New Offensive in Syria – Report
Middle East09:34 GMT 31.01.2020(updated 10:19 GMT 31.01.2020)Earlier, amid a major offensive by the Syrian Army which liberated wide swathes of southeastern...
France’s Macron Accuses Erdogan of Failing to ‘Keep His Word’ on Libya
World14:43 GMT 29.01.2020(updated 15:40 GMT 29.01.2020)France has been a major critic of Ankara's move to deploy troops to Libya in recent...
Libya civil war: Macron accuses Erdogan of meddling in conflict
French President Emmanuel Macron has accused his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of breaking his promise...
Syria war: Army 'recaptures' key town from opposition in Idlib
The Syrian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province,...
EU Needs to Support Turkey in Libya If It Is to Stay Relevant as a Global Actor – Erdogan
World20:39 18.01.2020This week, Ankara announced that it would deploy troops to support the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli in its fight against...
Russia & Turkey Set Perfect Example in Libya, Other Countries Should Join the Initiative – Observers
Opinion07:50 15.01.2020A joint international effort is needed to achieve lasting peace in Libya, say Turkish observers, commenting on the latest round of the Libyan...
Libya conflict: Haftar 'leaves' Moscow ceasefire talks without deal
Libya's Gen Khalifa Haftar, whose forces are fighting the UN-backed government in the capital Tripoli, has...
Putin, Merkel Discuss Preparations for Berlin Conference on Libya Settlement – Kremlin
Russia23:33 13.01.2020(updated 00:15 14.01.2020)Libya's internationally-recognized prime minister, Fayez Sarraj, and Khalifa Haftar, who leads the opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) in eastern Libya,...
Libya conflict: GNA and Gen Haftar's LNA ceasefire 'broken'
The two sides in Libya's civil war have accused the other of breaking an internationally brokered...
Turkey Reportedly Seeks to Obtain Air Defence Technologies, S-500s From Russia Amid Row With US
US NATO ally Turkey has been increasingly distancing itself from Washington recently over their ongoing row over Ankara's purchase of Russian air defence systems....
Photos: Iran Readies Fake Aircraft Carrier for More Target Practice
Middle East23:41 10.01.2020(updated 23:45 10.01.2020)Judging by recent satellite photos, Iran seems to be preparing a mock-up carrier, modeled to look like the US...
