But it came as an even greater shock to the United States’ main partner in the fight against the Islamic State (or ISIS), the Syrian Kurds. ... In 2014, the Obama administration began a bombing campaign to prevent Kobani, a Syrian Kurdish town on the Turkish border, from falling to..…
The statement used the Arabic acronym for ISIS . It added that the group reserved the right to defend itself against Turkish aggression. . ... They have abandoned us to a Turkish massacre. . We can no longer fight against isis and have to defend ourselves. ..…
s Syrian affiliate worked with American military, identifying ISIS targets for airstrikes... Turkish tanks are now blasting the ancient cities of Kurdish southeast, where P.K.K...…
Nabi said that Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdoğan had ushered ISIS fighters into Syria. ... Nabi continued to say that Turkish army is coming to... ..…
United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated ISIS 'Caliphate, will no longer be in the immediate area... It was unclear how extensive Turkish operation would be, or whether Turkish forces would clash with..…
The FDS reclaimed Manbij from ISIS in August 2016 after a fierce battle, in which the FDS also fought Turkish forces and part of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). ..…
Down the road. instead of those ISIS prisoners being held European jails and considering Turkish handlers those ISIS fighters will make their way home without anyone knowing. ..…
In Tell Abyad, a little town close to the Turkish border, the atmosphere was tense. ISIS had a social base here before the SDF forced it out in 2015, after bitter fighting. ..…