Turkish and American officials are investigating letters containing an unidentified yellow powder that were sent to the consulates of the US, Belgium, Canada, France, and Germany in Istanbul; nine people have been sent to the hospital for observation. Turkish media reported that Basil Hassan, a Dane wanted by Denmark for attempting to kill writer Lars […]
US military to teach Syrian opposition forces defense only
ISIS militants now world’s richest: experts
Attempted kidnapping in Turkey shows reach of the Islamic State
Syria Kurds weather ISIS attack, await backup
Turkey Says It Will Aid Kurdish Forces in Fight for Kobane
Turkey opposes transfer of US arms to Kurds fighting Islamic State
US-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey
Turkish jets bomb Kurdish PKK rebels near Iraq
How an American suicide bomber’s travels went unmonitored
Syrian National Coalition Fails to Elect New Prime Minister
A farewell to beards: Men shaving to avoid jihadist stigma in southeast Turkey
Turkish sources deny giving Washington the use of bases to fight Islamic State
Halis Bayancuk a.k.a. Abu Hanzala, the alleged head of al Qaeda in Turkey who was arrested with dozens of other operatives on Jan. 14, was released under a new court system introduced in July. Among those detained on Jan. 14 was İbrahim Şen, an ex-Gitmo detainee and a top al Qaeda leader in the Middle […]
Turkey opens its bases for US and coalition forces in fight against ISIS
US Troops to Use Bases in Turkey
The Islamic State continues to promote the exploits of foreign suicide bombers.
Kurds urge more air strikes in Kobane; monitor warns of defeat
EU calls for global push against ISIS in Kobane
Thousands ‘will most likely be massacred’ if Kobane falls to jihadists, UN warns
US-Led Coalition Ramps Up Strikes on Kobane
At least 29 people have been killed and dozens wounded in nationwide protests against Turkey’s refusal to assist Kurdish forces against the Islamic State in Kobane. Turkish authorities have detained 16 Kurdish PYD fighters seeking to flee across the Syrian border into Turkey; two of them were unarmed females. Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of […]
Who are the members of the coalition against ISIS?
Ground operation in Syria ‘not realistic’, says Turkey
YPG: The Kurdish Militia Battling IS Jihadists for Syria Town
US flip-flops on buffer zone as ISIS advances
Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the US
Turkish military unhappy with parliament’s lack of guidance
Street fighting rages in Syrian town as Islamic State moves in
Kobane: Islamic State ‘may soon take Syria-Turkey border town’