Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 13:38 AFP — Turkey on Friday started shelling the Syrian town of Afrin held by a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers "terrorists" in a move to oust them, the defence minister said.
Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 10:21 AFP — Mortar fire on a town in northern Syria held by Turkish-backed rebels wounded at least 14 people in a psychiatric hospital, a monitor said on Friday.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 20:04 AFP — Thousands of protestors demonstrated in Kurdish-held parts of northern Syria on Thursday after Turkish threats to launch an offensive on the region.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 16:46 AFP — Deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad warned on Thursday that Syria's air force could destroy any Turkish warplanes used in a threatened assault on the war-torn country.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 16:28 AFP — US officials mis-spoke about a plan to set up a 30,000-strong militia in eastern Syria and owe angry ally Turkey an explanation, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson admits.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 15:24 AFP — Turkey has ramped up its rhetoric to threaten an imminent cross-border incursion against Kurdish militia in Syria but the attitude of Russia and to a lesser extent the United States will determine the nature of the operation, analysts say.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 14:08 AFP — Iraq signed a contract Thursday with British energy giant BP aimed at more than doubling production from oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk that were retaken from the Kurds last year.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 11:22 AFP — Iraq signed a contract Thursday with British energy giant BP to develop oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk that were retaken from the Kurds last year.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 10:44 AFP — Turkey on Thursday described as far from satisfactory US assurances playing down plans to create a border force in northern Syria made up of Kurdish militia forces deemed as "terrorists" by Ankara.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 00:59 AFP — The United States is training a new force in Syria but insisted Wednesday it does not intend to create an "army" or conventional border guards following criticism of the plan.
