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Syria

Kurdish militia in Syria reportedly captures strategic town from ISIL

Sarrin has been a launchpad for ISIL for months and its capture will cut off a major supply line for the Islamist militants

Turkey

Growing tension over new Turkish military offensive in Syria and Iraq

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria are accusing the Turkish army of shelling their positions

Syria

Kurdish women fighting ISIL on the frontline

On the frontline between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants, a group of young women have mobilised. They have left their homes and dreams

Turkey

Why Turkey and the PKK are resuming a deadly conflict

The Turkish military has begun a major campaign against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after a series of incidents apparently brought to an end a

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Turkey

Turkish raids: mass arrest of suspected insurgents

Police have arrested scores of suspected militants in dawn raids across Turkey. It is part of an operation targeting the self-styled Islamic State

Syria

Turkey appears to attack Kurdish targets in Syria, Turkey denies claim

Media reports of Turkish strikes on Kurdish PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) targets in northern Syria seem to reveal the true focus of Ankara’s fight

Turkey

Turkey launches new wave of attacks against PKK

Turkey has kept up its air attacks against ISIL militants in Syria and launched a new wave of strikes against Kurdish insurgent camps in Iraq

Turkey

Two Turkish soldiers killed in apparent retaliation for bombing of Kurdish militants

Ankara has launched a crackdown against the PKK-Kurdistan Workers Party, as well as airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria

Turkey

Protests erupt in Turkey and Iraq over Ankara's operations against IS and Kurdish militants

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ankara to protest against Monday’s suicide bombing, blamed on Islamic State militants, as well as condemn

Turkey

Turkey defends strikes on PKK and ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Video footage obtained by Reuters on Saturday (July 25) showed the aftermath of Turkish air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps in Iraq

Turkey

Turkey expands airstrikes targeting PKK in Iraq and fresh attacks on ISIL

Turkey has carried out fresh attacks on ISIL targets in Syria, as well as striking military positions of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party or PKK in

Turkey

Turkey 'bombs PKK' in Iraq as well as ISIL in Syria

Turkish warplanes launched strikes against camps of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according to local media.

Turkey

Turkey: a change of heart about IS?

The fighter jets continue to take off. It is clear Turkey plans to pursue its campaign against the self-titled group Islamic State. As well as

Syria

Westerners volunteer with Kurdish militia against ISIL

Westerners are also committed combatants against the Islamic State jihadist movement in Syria. They have been fighting at the side of the Kurdish

Turkey

Why has Turkey only now joined the fight against ISIL?

Turkey

Turkish airstrikes in Syria could signal new role in fight against ISIL

Ankara has also dropped its earlier refusal to allow US warplanes to launch strikes from a Turkish base

Turkey

Turkey fighter jets strike ISIL targets in Syria

Turkey steps up its fight against ISIL, fighter jets strike IS targets in Syria while police launch anti-terror raids in Istanbul.

Iraq

Iraq: US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit

The US Defense Secretary has made a surprise visit to Baghdad. Ash Carter is in Iraq to assess the progress on plans for an offensive to retake the

Turkey

Turkey: tit-for-tat attacks continue along Syrian border

A soldier has been killed and another wounded in Turkey by cross-border gunfire near the border town of Kilis. BREAKING – Local sources: Armed

Italy

Terror suspects arrested in Italy and Spain

Italian police have arrested two men suspected of spreading threatening online messages in support of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or