ISLAMABAD-ANKARA, Turkish security forces have arrested a YPG/PKK terrorist in northern Syria, near the country's southern border, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. One YPG/PKK terrorist aiming to disrupt peace and security in the Operation Olive Branch zone was held before ...

Ankara: Three Turkish soldiers were killed and another wounded Sunday in clashes with Kurdish militants belonging to the outlawed PKK group in southeast Turkey, the private news agency DHA reported. The fighting occurred in Hakkari province, nestled up against the Iraqi and Iranian borders, DHA ...

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh while the Turkish military launched an operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. The two leaders held talks in Istanbul before attending a Ramadan dinner together. A picture on the Turkish presidency’s ...

In Turkey, four soldiers have been killed during clashes with outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party in mountainous Cukurca district in Hakkari province. In a statement, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said a military base had been attacked  prompting Turkish military to respond with a large-scale ...

Turkey and Iran have agreed to continue joint operations against militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party. Turkish Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Turkish Gendarme Commander Arif Cetin and Iranian Border Forces Commander Qassem Rezai in a phone call discussed the ...

In Iraq, two soldiers were killed and five other injured in a clashes between the Iraqi army and Kurdish PKK militants.   The Iraqi military said in a statement, the clashes took place in Sinjar in northwestern Iraq when militants drove a vehicle into one soldier and attacked the ...

Ankara: Turkey called on Baghdad to help it fight the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), invoking its right to self-defence to justify an incursion into Iraq. "Turkey assumes all its responsibilities in the fight against terrorism" and supported Iraq in this regard, said a foreign ministry ...

ANKARA: At least four PKK terrorists were neutralized in air operations carried out in northern Iraq on Monday, the Turkish army said on Wednesday Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or ...

ANKARA: Turkish jets have neutralized five PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the military said. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured. In a Twitter post, the Turkish General ...

ANKARA: The Turkish army "neutralized" 68 PKK terrorists in domestic and foreign counter-terror operations during last week. Turkish Defense Ministry told Anadolu Agency on Friday that the army has 'neutralized' 68 PKK terrorists in operations held across Turkey and in northern Iraq from November 9 ...