An attack on a military parade in Iran is a blow to the image of its Revolutionary Guards, but the elite force could yet turn the bloodshed to its advantage, using public sympathy to bolster itself at the expense of President Hassan Rouhani. Twelve Guards were among 25 people killed on
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Turkey: Kurdish militia hasn’t hauled out of Syrian town
On Sunday, the US-backed Kurdish-led Manbij Military Council said the YPG finished its withdrawal The ministry says the YPG is as yet hauling out of areas where Turkish and US powers have been watching ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militiamen haven't finished their withdrawal yet are as yet hauling
President Assad says in reference to President Trump insult, “What you say is what you are”
By Middle East Affairs President Assad in speaking to Russian media outlets said that war was narrowly avoided between the U.S. and Russia. Russia Today showed an interview with the president saying, "We were close to have direct conflict between the Russian forces and the American forces." President Assad vowed to take back areas
U.S. embassy in Turkey shut down over a ‘security threat’
By Middle East Affairs The U.S. embassy in Turkey is closed today because of a "security threat," AFP reports. The embassy in Ankara was attacked in 2013 by a suicide bombing, which killed a Turkish security guard. That bombing was claimed by a far-left group. Turkey and the United States have butted heads lately
Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Syria, 13 wounded
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey suffered heavy losses on Thursday during its offensive against a Kurdish militia in northwest Syria, with the military announcing that eight soldiers were killed and 13 more wounded. The death toll, released by the Turkish military staff in two separate statements, makes Thursday one of the deadliest