US F-16 warplanes intercepted and shot down a Turkish drone over northeast Syria, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The drone, which belonged to NATO ally Turkey, was perceived as a potential threat to American forces stationed in Syria, the Pentagon said, prompting numerous questions about relations between the supposed allies. ...
The operation is aimed at detecting and eliminating hidden structures of the terrorist organization and is targeting the group’s sleeping cells, spread across 18 provinces, including Sanliurfa, according to Turkish media. On Sunday, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that two terrorists had carried out an explosion near a ministry ...