The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday the death of two Turkish soldiers and the wounding of three others by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) gunfire in northern Iraq, Anadolu Agency reported. The news agency said Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, was in the state of Konya before returning ...
The Russian government warned Thursday that a military ground operation by Turkey against Kurdish groups in northern Syria could lead to “an increase in terrorist activity,” following threats to that effect by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “We understand Turkey’s concerns about threats to its national security, but we also ...