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Turkey realizes its blunder in Kassab operation
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Syria
Jihadist attack on Latakia raises fear of deeper sectarian warfare
Al Nusrah Front
US accused of supplying anti-tank weapons to Syrian rebels
Al Nusrah Front
Rebel assault on Kasab, Syria, revives dark memories for Armenians
Ahrar al Sham
Syria’s moderate rebels still losing ground to extremists
Al Qaeda
Turkey admits Reyhanli was attacked by al Qaeda
Al Nusrah Front
Armenia Concerned Over Fate Of Families In Syria’s Kesab
Syria
Turkish border province punishes Erdogan on Syria in polls
Turkish military fires into Syria in response to stray Syrian rocket
Turkish forces fired into Syria today in retaliation for a stray rocket that hit a mosque in bordering Hatay province.
Turkey’s ISIS problem
Recent attacks in Nigde have raised concerns in Turkey over extremism in Syria. Tensions have been high between the Turkish military and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham since the tomb of Suleyman Shah, a small Turkish territory in Syria, fell under the threat of an ISIS attack.
Al Qaeda
Syria spillover taints Turkey poll in border province
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Turkish tomb in Syria becomes flashpoint for conflict
Turkey
Authorities shut down YouTube after the airing of leaked audio in which the foreign minister, the intelligence head, and a top general are heard discussing possible military operations in Syria. Foreign Minister Davutoğlu said publicly yesterday that Turkey would take steps to protect its security, including an operation in Syria to protect the tomb of […]
Syria
Syria rebels gain foothold by Mediterranean
Turkey
The military said Syrian missile systems locked on to five Turkish jets patrolling the border. The military is on heightened alert after Turkish forces shot down a Syrian jet on March 23 that allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace. Syrian military forces are battling al Qaeda-linked rebels for border territory in Syria’s Latakia province, and have […]
Turkish charity İMKANDER praises slain Islamic Caucasus Emirate emir in rally
İMKANDER held large rallies in several Turkish cities to praise Doku Umarov, the emir of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate whose death was announced just last week.
Al Nusrah Front
Syria back on Turkey’s agenda
Turkey
In a complaint to the UN, Syria accused the Turkish military of allowing and providing cover for the Al Nusrah Front and the Ahrar al Sham brigade to attack Syrian forces from Turkish territory near Kasab. Interior Minister Ala said two Albanians and a Kosovan who killed a gendarme and a policeman at a checkpoint […]
Turkey
Turkish Effort to Block Twitter Draws Protest
Ahrar al Sham
Defying allies, Qatar unlikely to abandon Syria rebels
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Three Years of Revolt: What Has Become of Syria’s Revolutionaries
Turkey
Turkish Airlines denied allegations that it carried weapons to Boko Haram in Nigeria, after a leaked audio recording surfaced in which an airline executive purportedly asked a Turkish intelligence official whether the cargo might be used to kill Muslims or Christians. Justice Minister Bozdağ denied the possibility of conditional release for jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]
Turkey
Yemen faces increasing weapons, drugs smuggling problem
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Saudi jihadist says forced to join ISIS in Syria
Iraq
Syria’s ‘third force’ Kurds may emerge stronger from conflict
Iraq
Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkey
Ansar al Sharia
Maghreb to tighten noose on Syria-bound jihadists
Al Qaeda
Terrorism Finance in Turkey: A Growing Concern
Turkey
In their first phone conversation in six months, President Erdogan and US President Obama “agreed on the importance of close cooperation … to address the growing terrorist presence in Syria.” Authorities removed 207 officers from their posts in the Ankara police counterterrorism unit today. The ruling AKP party is seeking to restructure Turkey’s national intelligence […]
Turkey
Turkish gov’t to expand powers of national intelligence agency