Turkey

European Commission urges Turkey to take migrants back from Greek border

Mar 10, 2020 02:47

The European Commission has called on Turkey to move refugees and migrants away from the Greek border as part of measures aimed at ‘relieving the pressure’ and paving the way for the resolution of the crisis.
Some 200 Turkish-backed militants flee crisis-hit Libya to Europe: SOHR

Mar 10, 2020 02:42

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says 200 Takfiri militants, whom Turkey has transported from restive areas in northern Syria to Libya to fight alongside Turkish military forces, have managed to flee from the North African country and sneak into Europe.
Erdogan to Greece: Open your borders to migrants

Mar 08, 2020 15:40

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeals to Greece to open its borders to thousands of migrants attempting to cross the country toward other European destinations.
Syrian army, residents block US military convoy, force it to retreat in Hasakah

Mar 08, 2020 12:58

A US military convoy has been forced to retreat from an area in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah after government forces blocked its way and groups of angry local residents, upset with its presence in the region, throw stones at the US convoy.
Syria reopens Damascus-Aleppo highway to traffic

Mar 08, 2020 09:33

Syrian has reopened a strategic highway connecting the capital city of Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo after troops purged the area of Daesh and other foreign-backed terrorists.
Mainland Greece to temporarily house 'migrants from Turkey'

Mar 08, 2020 04:02

Greece says it is to set up two makeshift camps on its mainland to house the migrants that Turkey reportedly allowed into Europe to evoke a response from the continent.
Turkey dispatches over 4,500 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Libya: SOHR

Mar 08, 2020 03:45

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says Turkey has so far sent more than 4,500 allied Takfiri militants from Syria to Turkey, after the Turkish parliament passed a bill earlier this year that will allow the government to deploy forces to the North African country to intervene in the ongoing war.
Erdogan calls for revision of Turkey-EU migration regulations

Mar 07, 2020 06:30

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a revision of the migration regulations between Turkey and the European Union (EU), days after Ankara opened its borders to outgoing refugees into Europe.
Terrorists must be eradicated first and foremost by Syrian forces, Moscow says

Mar 07, 2020 03:07

It is the responsibility of the Syrian Armed Forces to eradicate the militants and terrorists operating in Syria, says the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
‘Rare calm’ returns to Idlib following ceasefire deal as Damascus secures strategic gains

Mar 06, 2020 13:19

Syria’s war-torn northwestern Idlib province has reportedly witnessed “rare calm” following the implementation of a ceasefire agreement allowing the government to secure two strategic routes running through the province.