Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 14:20 AFP — Syria's foreign ministry said Wednesday it was sceptical about Turkish efforts to fight the Islamic State group, in its first official reaction since Ankara began air strikes against the jihadists.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 13:55 AFP — Turkey waged air strikes on Kurdish rebels before lawmakers were to debate Wednesday the government's operations against both the PKK militants and Islamic State (IS) jihadists.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 12:50 AFP — The Turkish government has given its formal approval for the United States to use the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey for raids against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 12:22 AFP — The Turkish government has given its formal approval for the United States to use the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey for raids against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, a foreign ministry official said Wedndesay.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 09:42 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Wednesday pounded targets of PKK militants in northern Iraq, as parliament was to meet in emergency session to debate the government's controversial campaign against Kurdish rebels and jihadists.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 09:14 AFP — Turkish war planes struck targets of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and in southeast Turkey overnight, in a new wave of air raids against the Kurdish militant group, the prime minister's office said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 02:56 AFP — NATO strongly backed Turkey's fight against Islamic State militants in Syria at emergency talks Tuesday but some countries expressed concerns that strikes on Kurdish fighters could torpedo peace talks with the rebels.

Wednesday, 29 July, 2015 , 02:26 AFP — Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.

Tuesday, 28 July, 2015 , 19:22 AFP — Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.

Tuesday, 28 July, 2015 , 19:15 AFP — After three decades of fighting for self-rule, Turkey's Kurdish separatists seem as far away as ever from a final peace deal with Ankara after a fragile truce collapsed this weekend.