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Tensions between Kurdish groups are making the fight against ISIS a lot more complicated
"The KRG and PKK are not really de facto allies under the surface: They're rivals who share the sam…
Jeremy Bender
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Turkey is retaliating after 2 bombs targeting its military killed at least 34
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan rejected on Thursday the group's denials of responsibility. "Even …
Barbara Tasch
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At least 10 people were killed in Turkey following a military raid
The local media report that the governor of the Sirnak province in Turkey issued a statement o…
Barbara Tasch
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Trump's shocking decision to pull US troops out of Syria could lead to thousands of ISIS fighters escaping from jail, Syrian official warns
While al Hol is far from the disputed border, the SDF official told Business Insider that the alrea…
Mitch Prothero
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The Kurdish TAK group has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombings in Ankara - and threatened further strikes
After a two-year cease-fire between the Turkish government and the PKK ended last summer, Turkey la…
Barbara Tasch,Reuters
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Turkey is building new ships, tanks, and missiles to boost its military and send a message to the rest of NATO
Disputes with friends and rivals have led Turkey to seek to "not be so dependent on outsiders," one…
Benjamin Brimelow
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'A dangerous cocktail' is brewing in Turkey
"Ankara's recent shift in its approach toward ISIS requires continued vigilance to target the group…
Natasha Bertrand
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Turkey's president is making a Machiavellian move
On Thursday, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner pledged that US aircraft operating out…
Jeremy Bender
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Senior US military official: Turkey 'needed a hook' and tricked us on ISIS
The ongoing bombing campaign against PKK strongholds in northern Iraq came as a surprise, but it pr…
Natasha Bertrand
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US military official: 'We were outraged' when Turkey pulled a fast one right after the anti-ISIS deal
But Ankara's recent anti-terror sweep - which has resulted in the arrest of more than 800 suspected…
Natasha Bertrand
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Turkey has a huge problem that it has no idea how to deal with
"However the war goes, it will undo his two major accomplishments," Karaveli writes. "Mr. Erdogan u…
Natasha Bertrand
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Syrian Kurds are coordinating US-led airstrikes against ISIS with Google Maps and Samsung tablets
According to the Times, the YPG uses a number of jerry-rigged methods to relay the location of enem…
Jeremy Bender
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Turkey's President Erdogan threw Trump's wild letter threatening him over Syria in the trash
On Wednesday, a letter written by Trump to Erdogan on October 9 was leaked amid heightened criticis…
Tom Porter,Tom Porter
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Despite the latest ISIS atrocity, little will change for Turkey and Erdogan
The recent attack is also likely to further impact on the thousands of Syrian refugees entering Tur…
Barbara Tasch
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The Syria Conflict Is Spilling Into Turkey In Ominous New Ways
Soner Cagaptay, a Beyer Family Fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washingto…
Jeremy Bender
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Turkey's worst terror attack ever 'was a disaster waiting to happen'
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced shortly after the bombing that there was reason to believe…
Natasha Bertrand
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US-backed Kurds release another video of their forces striking a Turkish vehicle
Aaron Stein, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told Business Insider that Mattis will probab…
Daniel Brown
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A major Turkish city is turning into a war zone
In Syria's Kurdish regions, the People's Protection Units (YPG) militias have proven to be the US's…
Armin Rosen
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A British woman who fought ISIS in an all-female combat unit has been killed in Syria
Turkish forces launched a ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in Afrin, which is nea…
Alexandra Ma
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Turkey 'decided to light a match' and 'won't be able to control the intensity' of what happens next
But Ankara's recent anti-terror sweep - which has resulted in the arrest of 847 suspected PKK membe…