ANKARA: Turkey will strike Syrian regime forces "everywhere" if its soldiers come under renewed attack, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Wednesday and accused Damascus ally Russia of committing "massacres" in Idlib. "I hereby declare that we will strike regime forces everywhere from now ...

ISLAMABAD - The UN is “alarmed” by recent clashes between Turkish and Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria and has called for a rapid de-escalation and a return to peaceful negotiations. Speaking with reporters on Monday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned of clashes between ...

ISTANBUL - A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in an attack by Syrian Kurdish forces on Sunday despite a ceasefire deal brokered by the United States, the defence ministry said. "One of our heroic comrades fell martyr and another was wounded after anti-tank and small arms fire by... ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANKARA, Apr 20 (AA): Four Turkish soldiers were martyred Friday during operations against terrorists in the Turkey-Iraq border area. Six soldiers were also wounded during the operations, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said in a statement early Saturday. The ministry had initially announced that ...

Two Turkish soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in a clash during operations into northern Iraq today. Turkey’s defense ministry in a statement said in Istanbul on Saturday six militants, including a woman, were neutralized during the operations. 

Ankara: Seven Turkish soldiers were killed in an "accidental" explosion at an army munitions depot, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The defence ministry said the accident occurred when a heavy artillery shell exploded at a base at Sungu Tepe in southeastern Turkey near the borders with Iraq ...

ANKARA - Four soldiers were killed and about 20 injured in an explosion at an army munitions depot in southeast Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. The defence ministry said late Friday an artillery shell exploded "accidentally" at the base at Sungu Tepe in Hakkari province near ...

Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others wounded after a roadside bomb in the south eastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish terrorists. The Governor of the province said the bomb was detonated during the passage of a military convoy in the Gercus region. Separately, the ...