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Explosion in Turkey's capital Ankara, firing near Parliament

तुर्की में संसद के पास बड़ा धमाका हुआ है. विस्फोट के बाद फायरिंग भी हुई. इस घटना से अंकारा दहल गया है.

Oct 01, 2023, 15:40 PM IST

Turkey blames Istanbul blast on Kurdish militants, arrests 22 including suspected woman bomber

Six Turkish citizens, two members each of three families, were killed in a blast in Istanbul's main shopping street on Sunday.

Nov 14, 2022, 14:51 PM IST

Islamic State prisoners agree to end riot in Syria jail

The riot began Saturday at a prison in the city of Hassakeh, one of the largest facilities where IS members are held, and control was reestablished Sunday evening, said Kino Gabriel, a spokesman for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

May 04, 2020, 07:50 AM IST

DNA analysis of Turkey's move to invade Syria

In this segment of DNA, we bring to you a detailed analysis of Turkey's move to invade Syria. Watch this video to know more. #DNA #TurkeySyria

Oct 11, 2019, 23:42 PM IST

Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final stages, he expected the focus to move towards holding territory instead of arming Syrian Kurdish fighters.

Dec 02, 2017, 09:25 AM IST

Syria's SDF: US-backed alliance who captured IS-held Raqa

On October 17, SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP the US-backed fighters finally had "taken full control of Raqa" from IS.

Oct 17, 2017, 17:33 PM IST

Turkey should close its air space to Northern Iraq, security council tells government

Turkey`s national security council on Monday advised the government to close its air space to Iraq`s semi-autonomous Kurdish region and have Baghdad take control of the Iraqi side of its main border crossing.

Oct 16, 2017, 20:32 PM IST

Families fleeing Syria''s Raqqa say air strikes bring heavy toll

RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - Air raids by U.S.

Oct 12, 2017, 21:11 PM IST

Russia knew US-backed Syrian forces were in area it bombed: Pentagon

The SDF is an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting with the U.S.-led coalition.

Sep 17, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

Suicide bomber kills four in Kurdish-held Syrian northeast

A suicide car bomber killed four people at a checkpoint in a Kurdish-controlled area of northeastern Syria on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Jul 18, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

Turkey returns fire on Kurdish YPG in Syria, warplanes hit militants in Iraq

Ankara considers the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is deemed a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
 

Jun 28, 2017, 19:24 PM IST

Syrian Observatory says 30 killed in east Syria air strike

It says it takes great pains to avoid harming or killing civilians and investigates all reports that it has done so. The Syrian government and Russia also deny targeting civilians. 
 

Jun 28, 2017, 17:11 PM IST

Turkey welcomes US pledge to take weapons from Kurds after Islamic State defeat

Turkey regards as a "positive step" a US pledge to take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria after the defeat of Islamic State and said its implementation was essential, Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Friday.

Jun 23, 2017, 13:49 PM IST

Kurdish authorities delaying civilians fleeing IS: HRW

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Kurdish authorities of delaying thousands of Iraqi civilians fleeing from jihadist-held areas at checkpoints, in some cases within range of front lines.

Jun 21, 2017, 15:12 PM IST

Iraqi forces launch operation to seize last Islamic State enclave in Mosul

Iraqi armed forces launched an operation on Saturday to capture the last Islamic State-held enclave in Mosul, according to a military statement.

May 27, 2017, 21:45 PM IST

Turkey says US arming Kurdish Syria fighters 'unacceptable'

Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military equipment to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State jihadists in Syria.

May 10, 2017, 14:31 PM IST

White House approves arms for Kurds fighting ISIS in Syria

Despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey, the White House has approved supplying arms to Kurdish YPG fighters to support an operation to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.

May 10, 2017, 00:31 AM IST

Syria will abide by Russia's de-escalation plan: Foreign minister

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday that his government would abide by the terms of a Russian plan for "de-escalation" zones so long as rebels also observed it. 

May 08, 2017, 16:23 PM IST

Turkish military says almost taken control of Syria's al-Bab

The Turkish military said on Friday it was nearing the end of its operation to take control of the northern Syrian city of al-Bab from Islamic State and that the jihadists` resistance had largely been broken.

Feb 17, 2017, 14:44 PM IST

Kurdish forces retake town of Bashiqa near Mosul: Official

Iraqi Kurdish forces have retaken Bashiqa, one of the last towns east of Mosul to be held by the Islamic State group, a top security official said on Tuesday.

Nov 08, 2016, 15:04 PM IST