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Libya’s rebel commander urges forces to rally against Turkey
May 24, 2020 03:00The self-styled commander of the rebels in Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has called on his forces to rally against Turkey, which militarily backs the government in the country’s capital, Tripoli.
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Turkish forces place militant families in Syria’s Ra’s al-Ayn houses
May 22, 2020 05:28Turkish forces place militant families in Syria’s Ra’s al-Ayn houses
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UN official says militants from Syria being sent to fight in Libya
May 19, 2020 13:20United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen says militants from the West Asian country are being sent to Libya to fight on both sides of the conflict there.
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Infighting flares up among Turkish-backed militants over stolen objects in northern Syria
May 15, 2020 11:08Infighting has erupted among Turkish-backed Takfiri militants in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province following dispute over distribution of stolen objects, a report says.
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Iran: Test kits sent to Turkey, though with delay, despite Turkish denial of delivery
May 14, 2020 07:59Iran reiterates that a consignment of 40,000 Iranian-made COVID-19 test kits has been sent to Turkey, although with a delay caused by transportation restrictions amid the pandemic, days after Turkish sources denied that the delivery had been made.
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Turkey’s dithering on Iran gas imports and US link
May 13, 2020 06:44Turkey is dragging its feet on repairing a pipeline which was hit by an explosion in late March, stopping Iran’s gas exports to the country, the Fars news agency says.
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Turkey: UAE bringing chaos to West Asia through interventions in Libya, Yemen
May 13, 2020 04:06Amid rising frictions between Ankara and Abu Dhabi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has hit out at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for “bringing chaos” to the already-troubled West Asia region through its interventions in Libya and Yemen.
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Iran rejects reports that guarantor states deciding Syria’s future
May 11, 2020 06:57Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected as “baseless” certain media reports claiming that the Astana Process guarantor states are deciding the future of the Syrian government.
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Ankara threatens to target Haftar’s forces if they continue to attack Turkey’s interests
May 11, 2020 00:21Turkey has warned that it would deem the rebel forces of Libya’s renegade General Khalifa Haftar “legitimate targets” if they continue to attack Turkey’s interests and diplomatic missions in the violence-wracked North African country.
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Only Syrian people decide country’s future, type of government: Iran Foreign Ministry
May 11, 2020 00:20Only Syrian people decide country’s future, type of government: Iran Foreign Ministry