Thursday, 11 May, 2017 , 18:52 AFP — Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any differences arising from the US decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Thursday, 11 May, 2017 , 12:01 AFP — Pentagon chief Jim Mattis met Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in London, the most-high profile meeting between American and Turkish officials since the US announced it would arm Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 20:11 AFP — The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a US military spokesman said.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 18:35 AFP — A US-backed alliance on Wednesday captured Syria's Tabqa and its nearby dam from the Islamic State group, a day after Washington said it would arm the force's Kurdish fighters.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 17:51 AFP — A US-backed alliance on Wednesday captured Syria's Tabqa and its nearby dam from the Islamic State group, a day after Washington said it would arm the force's Kurdish fighters.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 17:26 AFP — The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, as US military spokesman said.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 16:59 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged the United States to reverse a decision on arming Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Turkey considers terrorists, saying he would raise the issue in talks with Donald Trump next week.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 16:19 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on the United States to immediately reverse a decision on arming Syrian Kurdish fighters considered by Ankara to be a terror group.
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 16:09 AFP —
Wednesday, 10 May, 2017 , 15:13 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday slammed as unacceptable a US plan to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists, but the militia applauded a "historic" move that would speed up the defeat of Islamic State (IS) extremists.