Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

9:19 pm October 16, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says U.S. troops are “largely out” of a region of Syria where Turkish forces are attacking Kurdish fighters. Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. after Trump pulled troops from the region this month. As he met Wednesday with Italy’s president, Trump said: “If Syria wants […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Russia offers to mediate in Syria, asserting its role

9:07 pm October 16, 2019

CEYLANPINAR, Turkey: Russia offered Wednesday to mediate a resolution in northern Syria, further asserting Moscow’s role as a regional force, ahead of a mission by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to press Turkey for a cease-fire in its attack on Syrian Kurdish fighters. Ahead of talks with Pence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defied U.S. […]

Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire

3:36 pm October 12, 2019

Ras al-ain (Syria): Battles raged in Syria as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with a deadly assault against Kurdish forces, while the Pentagon said Friday US troops came under artillery fire from Turkish positions. Erdogan’s pledge to keep up the offensive, which the UN says has displaced more than 100,000 people […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

9:12 pm October 9, 2019

AKCAKALE, Turkey: Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria’s northern border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an abrupt decision Sunday by U.S. President Donald […]

Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit

2:37 pm September 16, 2019

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Monday for their latest summit on Syria, with attention focused on Damascus’s push on the last rebel-held bastion of Idlib. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani will join Erdogan in the Turkish capital Ankara for their fifth summit on the conflict […]