Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between U.S., Turkish forces U.S. President Donald Trump urged Turkey on Wednesday to curtail its military operation in Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict, but a Turkish source said a White House readout did not accurately reflect […]
Military Conflicts
South Korea government rejects ‘Pyongyang Olympics’ criticism Seoul’s presidential Blue House rejected criticism on Tuesday that next month’s Winter Games had been hijacked by North Korea, saying the event will help defuse tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Some opposition politicians and conservative civic in South Korea have criticized […]
Turkey expects swift campaign against U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG fighters in an air and ground offensive on the Afrin region beyond its border. The three-day-old campaign has opened a new front in Syria’s […]
U.S. weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, cautioning that U.S. action could extend beyond a new freeze in […]
Syrian army preparing assault to end rebel siege of base east of capital The Syrian army backed by Russian jets escalated bombing of the last rebel bastion on the eastern outskirts of Damascus as they prepared to break a siege of an army base encircled by opposition forces, residents and […]
Turkey detains 38 Islamic State suspects Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to Islamic State in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Counter-terrorism police carried out simultaneous raids on homes in various districts […]
U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea over missile test U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea over missile test:- The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its Nov. 29 intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access […]
U.N. Security Council to vote Friday on new North Korea sanctions The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a U.S.-drafted resolution that seeks to toughen sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, diplomats said. The draft, seen by Reuters […]
Defying Trump, over 120 countries at U.N. condemn Jerusalem decision More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump had threatened to […]
North Korea could carry out missile test soon: U.S. officials U.S. officials said on Tuesday they have seen increased North Korean activity at a site in the western city of Kusong that could be preparations for another missile test within days. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that […]
