Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey
President Donald Trump’s administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria, one...
Middle East
Erdogan says Turkish-led offensive to extend further along Syrian border
Turkey’s incursion into Syria will stretch from Kobani in the west to Hasaka in the east, going some 30 km (19 miles) into Syrian territory,...
Putin says a new Syrian constitution should guarantee all groups’ rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin said any new constitution that is drawn up for Syria should guarantee the rights of all ethnic and religions groups. He...
Over 130,000 people displaced by fighting in northeastern Syria
More than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas around the northeast Syrian border towns of Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain as a...
Turkish-led forces pursue assault around Syrian border towns
Turkish forces targeted areas around two Syrian border towns with fresh shelling on Sunday, pressing on with their offensive against Kurdish militia for a fifth...
US military says not abandoning Kurds, condemns Turkish offensive (Update 2)
The Pentagon strongly denied on Friday accusations that it had abandoned its Syrian Kurdish allies to a Turkish military onslaught, which it said was destabilizing...
Two Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish militant attack in Syria
Two Turkish soldiers were killed after a mortar attack hit the area near a military post in a part of northern Syria where Ankara mounted...
Turkey intensifies Syria campaign as Islamic State strikes Kurds (Update 2)
Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes in northeast Syria on Friday, escalating an offensive against Kurdish militia that has drawn warnings of humanitarian catastrophe...
Iran oil tanker hit by two missiles off Saudi coast (update)
An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television reported, quoting the National Iranian...
Turkey’s incursion in Syria may leave its own economy wounded
By Jonathan Spicer and Nevzat Devranoglu BEIRUT/ANKARA, Oct 10 (Reuters) – One casualty of Turkey‘s military incursion into Syria may be its own recovery from recession...
‘Worst of the worst’ British IS terror suspects moved to US custody
By Ryan Hooper Two suspected Islamic State terrorists originally from Britain – dubbed The Beatles because of their accents – have been taken from Syria...
World figures decry Turkey’s Syrian ground offensive
Turkey has been criticised by leading EU and world figures after it launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in...
EXPLAINER-Turkish operation may redraw map of Syrian war once again
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain. The...
Thousands flee Syrian border towns as Turkey kicks off offensive (Update 4)
By Mert Ozkan Turkey attacked Kurdish militia positions in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery barrages in a cross-border military...
Turkish military, Syrian rebel forces to cross into Syria “shortly” – Erdogan’s aide
Turkish forces, together with the rebel Free Syrian Army, will cross the Syrian border “shortly”, President Tayyip Erdogan’s communications director said early on Wednesday, as a surprise...
Turkey says it strikes Syria-Iraq border ahead of offensive
The Turkish military carried out strikes targeting the Syrian-Iraqi border overnight to prevent Kurdish forces using the route to reinforce northeast Syria, as Ankara prepares...
Syrian Kurdish official eyes possible talks with Damascus
The Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria may open talks with Damascus and Russia to fill a security vacuum in the event of a full withdrawal...
Turkish lira weakens as Trump warns he could destroy Turkish economy
Turkey‘s lira hit its weakest in a month on Tuesday, as investors worried about Ankara’s planned incursion in northern Syria and President Donald Trump warned...
US Republicans join Democrats to blast Trump’s Syria withdrawal
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the top lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to...
US withdraws troops from northeast Syria ahead of Turkish offensive
The United States said it was pulling troops from northeast Syria, in a major shift which clears the way for a Turkish military offensive against Kurdish-led...
