Iraq insurgency: Fear, bias against minorities behind army collapse
Fear is one factor behind the collapse of Iraqi security forces when fighters led by the Islamic State overran the cities of Mosul and Tikrit this week. The post Iraq insurgency: Fear, bias against...
View ArticleFive killed and 39 wounded in a PKK attack in southeast Turkey
At least 22 people were wounded today in a bomb attack by Kurdish rebels on a police station in Turkey's troubled southeast, reports said. A car bomb attack carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan...
View ArticleAnother blast in Ankara: Bomb in crowded marketplace kills 34, injures 125 in...
A suicide car bomb went off near a bus stop in the heart of Turkey's capital city on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding around 125 others The post Another blast in Ankara: Bomb in crowded...
View ArticleTurkey carries out airstrikes after Ankara’s deadly car bombing left 37 dead
Turkey's air force hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Monday, hours after a suicide car bombing in the capital killed 37 people and heightened tensions with the militants. The post Turkey...
View Article45 Kurdish rebels killed in air strikes in northern Iraq: Turkish military
Turkey's military says at least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in the air strikes it conducted in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara The post 45 Kurdish rebels killed in air...
View ArticleTurkey should expect Kurdish ‘vengeance’: Rebel leader
Kurdish rebel leader Cemil Bayik warned Turkey to expect payback for the deadly clashes that have raged following the collapse of a fragile truce, in an interview published in Britain's Times daily...
View Article47 suspects detained in anti-terror operations in Turkey after Ankara blast
At least 47 suspects have been detained in anti-terror operations across Turkey following the deadly suicide bombing in Ankara The post 47 suspects detained in anti-terror operations in Turkey after...
View ArticleTurkey blasts: Four police killed and 14 injured in bomb attack in Diyarbakir
Four police officers were killed and 14 people wounded in a bomb attack on Thursday targeting the Turkish police in the Kurdish-majority southeastern city of Diyarbakir, a security source said. The...
View ArticleI shall keep working: How Somalian journalists do their job despite threats
The Human Rights Watch on Tuesday marked World Press Freedom Day by issuing a report on the dangers faced by Somali journalists The post I shall keep working: How Somalian journalists do their job...
View ArticleSyrian rebels take key positions near Aleppo
The road, which passes through a southwestern suburb of Syrian city of Aleppo, called Ramussa, is the last open route into Aleppo. The post Syrian rebels take key positions near Aleppo appeared first...
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