The likelihood of a fresh Turkish ground offensive in northern Syria appears to weaken after the unprecedented shooting down of a Turkish drone by the United States.
Turkey says it killed 58 Kurdish militants in northern Syria
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish forces have killed 58 Kurdish militants in northern Syria in overnight attacks on militant targets, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday, as conflict in the region escalated nearly a week after a bomb attack in Ankara.
Trapped with a $7 salary: One man’s missed chance to leave Assad’s Syria
Jihad Yazigi, editor of the Syria Report business and economy newsletter, cautioned against expecting a flow of Chinese money that could reverse the decline in the currency or solve the deterioration …
US shoots down Turkish drone as Turkey bombs Kurdish forces in Syria, Iraq
Amid escalating Turkish air strikes on Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria after Sunday’s armed attack on National Police headquarters in Ankara, the US shot down a Turkish drone in Syria.
Turkey bombs northeast Syria, hits energy sites: Kurds
Turkey resumed strikes against Kurdish-held northeast Syria on Friday, targeting energy infrastructure as the death toll climbed to 15 over two days, officials in the Kurds’ semi-autonomous administration said.
In Lebanon, less than half of the 4 million people that need humanitarian aid have received help, UN says
According to the U.N., four million people in Lebanon are in need of food, including Syrians, Palestinian refugees, and migrants. However less than half have received humanitarian aid.
Turkey Says Bombers Came From Syria, Eyes Cross-Border Targets
Turkey has carried out several cross-border incursions into northern Syria in recent years targeting the YPG militia that it sees as an affiliate of the PKK, which is now based in northern Iraq.
Turkey says 26 militants ‘neutralised’ as conflict escalates in Syria
Turkey’s military “neutralised” 26 Kurdish militants in northern Syria overnight in retaliation for a rocket attack on a Turkish base, the defence ministry said on Friday as conflict escalated nearly a week after a bomb attack in Ankara.
US shoots down Turkish drone flying near its troops in Syria
Turkey’s defence ministry says the device did not belong to the country’s armed forces …
US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria, officials say
The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, U.S. officials said, the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO ally …