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Turkey detains 24 over 'terror propaganda'

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

Turkish authorities have detained 24 people on suspicion of disseminating "terror propaganda" against Turkey's military operation inside Syria, the interior ministry said on Monday. The suspects are being held in a nationwide crackdown on those posting social media messages deemed to be supportive of terror groups, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. The arrests come after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged nationalRead more

Turkish soldier killed in Syria operation

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

A Turkish soldier was killed as the country pressed its offensive against Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria, the army said, confirming the operation's first Turkish fatality on its third day. "One of our heroic soldiers was martyred during clashes" with Kurdish militants from the People's Protection Units (YPG) militia southeast of the Turkish border town of Gulbaba in Kilis,Read more

Turkish troops shell Afrin to oust US-backed Kurdish militia

Reyhanli - Muslimchronicle

Turkey on Friday started fresh shelling of the Syrian town of Afrin in a move to oust a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers "terrorists" and vowed to press on with a full-scale operation against them. The Turkish government has repeatedly warned it will strike Syrian towns controlled by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, including Afrin, after theRead more

Turkey begins first wave of artillery fire on Kurds in Afrin

Afrin - Muslimchronicle

Turkey began its first wave of artillery fire targeting Kurdish fighters in Afrin, Syria on Tuesday night, said an Al Arabiya reporter. This comes as a retaliation to the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) firing a large number of missiles targeting settlements in the Azaz region bordering Turkey and Syria, which is controlled by the Turkish-backed opposition Free Syrian Army, mediaRead more

Erdogan vows to uproot 'terror nests'

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed Turkey would soon begin an operation against towns in Syria controlled by Kurdish militia, calling the areas "nests" of terror. The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia controls key Syrian northern towns including Manbij and Afrin and is an ally of the US but Ankara accuses the group of being a terror organisation. "Tomorrow, (or)Read more

Destroy US-backed Syria 'terror army'

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday threatened to destroy a planned US-backed 30,000-strong border security force in northern Syria, describing it as an "army of terror". Turkey fears that the mooted new force will be comprised of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, whom Ankara accuses of being terrorists and have been a constant bone of contention inRead more

Turkey intensified military presence in Syria's Afrin

Ankara - Jalal Fawaz

Turkey’s top security body, the National Security Council (MGK), on Tuesday recommended that the government deploy forces around Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin canton and in western Aleppo. The MGK emphasized Turkey’s determination to secure its borders against terrorist groups. Afrin is controlled by the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara views as the Syrian affiliate of the outlawed KurdistanRead more

Turkey intensifies operation in Syria’s Idlib

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

There was fierce fighting on Tuesday between Turkish-backed units of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in Syria’s north-western province of Idlib. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said his country’s military operations in jihadist-controlled Idlib aim to prevent a potential influx into Turkey. Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said Turkish soldiers would remain in Idlib until threatsRead more

Anti-IS force says near 'final' week of Raqa fight

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

US-backed fighters battling to oust the Islamic State group from Syria's Raqa were nearing the "final week" of their assault, the campaign's commander told AFP on Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces have captured around 90 percent of IS's one-time bastion and are closing in on the jihadists in a pocket of territory near Raqa city centre. Captured by IS inRead more

Erdogan tells visiting US defence chief 'uneasy' over arming

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday told visiting Pentagon chief Jim Mattis of Turkey's uneasiness over Washington arming a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as a terror group by Ankara, a policy which has strained ties between the NATO allies. Mattis made the one-day visit after stopping in Iraq to review progress in the campaign against the Islamic State group, urgingRead more