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US calls on Turkey to 'exercise restraint' in Syria


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 16:42 AFP The United States called Sunday for Turkey to "exercise restraint" and avoid civilian casualties in its cross-border operation targeting Syrian Kurdish forces.

Turkish tanks roll into Syria to fight Kurdish militia


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 16:39 AFP Turkish troops and tanks entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as France warned over the risks of the operation and rockets hit border towns in apparent retaliation.

Turkish strikes kill 8 civilians in Afrin region: monitor, Kurds


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 15:48 AFP Turkish air raids killed eight civilians on Sunday in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin, according to a war monitor and a spokesman for the Kurdish forces that control the area.

Turkey rules out risk of 'US clash' in Syria operation


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 15:36 AFP Turkey on Sunday ruled out the risk of a clash with American forces in its operation in Syria, saying there were no US troops in the area where the campaign was taking place.

Turkish strikes kill 8 civilians in Afrin region: monitor, Kurds


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 15:30 AFP Turkish air raids killed eight civilians on Sunday in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin, according to a war monitor and a spokesman for the Kurdish forces that control the area.

Iran to support efforts by Iraq, Kurds to resolve dispute


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 15:22 AFP Iranian officials on Sunday voiced support for efforts to end a dispute in neighbouring Iraq sparked by a Kurdish referendum on independence last year and underscored the need for Iraqi unity.

Turkish strikes kill 8 civilians in Afrin region: monitor, Kurds


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 15:18 AFP

France urges UN meeting as Syria fighting escalates


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 15:04 AFP France on Sunday called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council as fighting escalated in Syria, pressing Turkey to halt its offensive against the Kurdish militia who have been battling jihadists.

One dead in rocket attack on Turkish town near Syria: official


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 14:40 AFP One Syrian refugee was killed and 32 people were wounded Sunday in rocket fire on a Turkish town close to the Syrian border, a local official said, a day after the Turkish army began a new operation against Kurdish militia in Syria.

One dead in rocket attack on Turkish town near Syria: official


Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 14:14 AFP One Syrian refugee was killed and 32 people were wounded Sunday in rocket fire on a Turkish town close to the Syrian border, a local official said, a day after the Turkish army began a new operation against Kurdish militia in Syria.