The Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of nearly 4,500 civil servants in the latest wave of a purge after last July’s attempted coup, according to a decree published on Tuesday. The Official Gazette said 4,464 people had been fired, including 2,585 employees of the education ministry, 893 members of ...
Syrian Army units operating in the eastern countryside of Homs intensified their operations against ISIL sites in the area of the oil fields and al-Bayarat to the west Tadmur (Palmyra) city. SANA reporter said army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, launched intensive operations in the direction of the ...