However, since the 1980's Syria and Iraq, the southern neighbors of Turkey, have put forward some claims regarding the waters of Euphrates and Tigris originating from Turkey. These countries have tried various methods to hinder the workings on these rivers started by Turkey. Turkey states that ...
The rebel offensive in Syria has caused concern among neighboring countries that the conflict could spill over. In Iraq, Interior Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Miqdad Miri said security forces have deployed in greater numbers to protect their large border with Syria....
"Ankara said many months ago that it will make everything in its power to eliminate the terrorist threat at its borders and is now doing it, so an incursion in Iraq after Syria will not come as a big surprise," Oytun Orhan, a researcher at the Ankara-based think tank ORSAM, told Xin...
ANKARA, Turkey-- Turkey's deputy prime minister said Monday the number of Syrian refugees who've reached his nation in the past four days after fleeing the advance of militants from theIslamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)totaled 130,000. And, he said, that number could rise. The refuge...
Turkey, often described as a difficult partner with much of the West, long has resisted being used as a launching pad for foreign troops to attack neighboring nations. Now, however, Turkey faces threats from militants who have overtaken much of northern Syria and Iraq, as well as from Kurdish...
Following an attack in Ankara, Turkey has conducted strikes in northern Iraq and northern Syria against Kurdish targets, including militia, for a second day running. The US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces claimed the attacks hit bakeries, checkpoints and
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in an apparent retaliation for an attack at a key state-run defense company that killed five people and wounded more than 20 others. The defense ministry said mor...
Turkey's growth in stature and Iran's weakened position in Syria could have ramifications for developments in the South Caucasus, where Iran, Russia, and Turkey vie for influence. Experts say while the Astana talks -- a format sponsored by the three countries to end the conflict in Syr...
Turkey's military is striking PKK targets in northern Iraq and in Syria following today's attack in Ankara, security sources have told the Reuters news agency. The Turkish military is yet to comment. No group has claimed responsibility for today's apparent ...
Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia have been engaged ina growing hostile struggle for regional influencein recent years, with their interests coming into conflict in Yemen, Syria, and elsewhere. There was a dangerousrise in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabiain recent weeks following the kingdom...