The UN Security Council discussed Turkey’s intensifying offensive against Kurdish militias and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria on Monday but did not condemn or demand an end to the sensitive Turkish operation.
Already scheduled to hear a report from UN aid chief Mark Lowcock on his recent visit to Syria, at France’s request the Security Council also touched onRead more
Turkish rescue team on Sunday morning found the injured pilot of crashed Syrian fighter jet in southern Hatay province of Turkey, 40 km from the wreckage of the jet, local media reported.
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One soldier was killed and two others injured in an explosion that occurred on a boat off the Mediterranean coast of the southern province of Hatay early Sunday, Daily News reported.
The explosion, which injured two people, including a soldier, occurred as Coastal Guard teams were approaching a boat suspected of carrying dead bodies, according to a fisherman vessel's call.Read more
Security forces have killed an influential member of the PKK organization in southern Turkey.
A statement issued by Hatay Governorate on Friday said gendarme forces were involved in a clash on Friday afternoon during "planned efforts carried out to prevent activities of the separatist terror organization", Turkey's Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
The militant was identified only by the initials I.D.Read more