Donald Trump November 13, 2019 Turkey’s Erdogan arrives in DC for high-stakes meeting with Trump In addition to any fallout from public hearings on the impeachment inquiry that begin Wednesday, President Trump also faces a potentially difficult face-to-face meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Israel November 12, 2019 More than 200 rockets fired into Israel from Gaza after Islamic Jihad leader killed Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip sent a barrage of more than 200 rockets into Israel Tuesday and vowed further revenge after the Israeli military carried out a pair of targeted airstrikes on senior Islamic Jihad commanders, killing one in Gaza and missing the second in Syria.
Turkey November 12, 2019 Turkey’s Erdogan warns that it can release ISIS prisoners back to Europe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued a chilling threat to Europe over looming sanctions over Ankara's unauthorized drilling in the Mediterranean: penalize us and we'll release ISIS prisoners back to European countries.
Turkey November 11, 2019 White Helmets rescue group founder found dead in Istanbul, reports say A former British army officer who founded the White Helmets humanitarian volunteer group that performed emergency response in Syria was found dead early Monday in Turkey, officials said.
ISIS November 6, 2019 Erdogan: Turkey arrested slain ISIS leader Baghdadi’s wife, other relatives Turkey's president on Wednesday announced the country's forces had captured multiple relatives of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, including one of the terrorist's wives -- but he also used the occasion to needle the United States for making "a fuss" about the mission that resulted in the most-wanted militant's death.
World November 4, 2019 Sister of slain ISIS leader Baghdadi arrested in intelligence 'gold mine,' Turkey says The older sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northwestern Syria during a raid on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official, who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine."
Pets November 2, 2019 Puppy orphaned in Baghdadi raid finds fur-ever home The young pup has reportedly been placed in a fur-ever home.
ӣƵ Flash November 2, 2019 Kurds might start seeing Russia and China as easier allies than US, Benjamin Hall warns ӣƵ Foreign Correspondent Benjamin Hall indicated that the Kurds could follow a broader trend of Middle Eastern nations teaming up with the U.S.'s geopolitical rivals after President Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria.
Syria November 1, 2019 Syria’s Assad says Trump’s transparency makes him ‘best American president’ ever Syrian President Bashar Assad says he thinks Donald Trump is the “best American president” ever – because he’s the “most transparent”.
ISIS October 31, 2019 ISIS names Baghdadi successor as 'emir of war' Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayhi The successor of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed in a raid in Syria last week, is said to be a scholar, well-known warrior and “emir of war,” the terrorist group revealed Thursday.
Syria October 31, 2019 US military returns to Syria to protect oil fields; Kurdish leader accuses Turkey of 'continuing its war' U.S. military forces have returned to eastern Syria, weeks after President Trump ordered the complete withdrawal of American troops from the area.