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Kurds in Germany protest Turkish Syria offensive


Saturday, 27 January, 2018 , 10:41 AFP Hundreds of Kurds took to the streets of Cologne on Saturday in protest over Turkey's offensive in northern Syria, as German officials warned against tensions between the country's huge Kurdish and Turkish communities.

Turkish forces prepare for long haul on Syria frontline


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 21:31 AFP Only a few olive groves separate Turkish special forces and allied Syrian rebels from Kurdish militia fighters as the crash of mortar fire echoes on the frontline of Ankara's offensive inside Syria.

Turkey's offensive in Syria: a timeline


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 17:47 AFP Turkey's army launched a major air and ground operation in northern Syria a week ago in a bid to oust a US-allied Kurdish militia that it considers a terror group.

Erdogan threatens to expand Syria offensive despite criticism


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 15:45 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey's offensive in Syria against a Kurdish militia, despite rising concern and calls for restraint from the US and other Western allies.

Trump says almost 100% of territory regained from IS


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 15:21 AFP US President Donald Trump said Friday that US-backed coalition forces had won back almost 100 percent of territory occupied by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Fleeing Turkish fire, Syrians seek refuge in Afrin city


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 12:20 AFP Trapped in a basement for three days with his family as Turkey shelled their northern Syrian hometown, Merhi Hassan fled just in time to escape bombardment that almost killed his elderly father.

Erdogan threatens to expand Syria offensive despite criticism


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 12:16 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey's offensive in Syria against a Kurdish militia despite calls for restraint from its Western allies.

Erdogan threatens to expand offensive to other northern Syrian cities


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 10:01 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey's offensive against the Afrin region in Syria to other cities in the country's north to remove the presence of the Syrian Kurdish militia that Ankara views as terrorists.

Erdogan threatens to expand offensive to other northern Syrian cities


Friday, 26 January, 2018 , 09:24 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey's offensive against the Afrin region in Syria to other cities in the country's north to remove the presence of the Syrian Kurdish militia that Ankara views as terrorists.

Turkey tells EU to back Syria campaign


Thursday, 25 January, 2018 , 22:51 AFP Turkey's European affairs ministers told the EU on Thursday to side with Ankara in its campaign against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria.