Ankara cannot be excluded from the operation launched to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 17
Turkey has joined air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition during the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Oct. 18
“Erdoğan says that the Kurds in Iraq were exposed to assimilation. Well then, have you yourself granted the Kurds in Turkey their martial and political rights” Iraqi Prime Minister al Abadi has stated and added that they did not allow Turkish soldiers on Iraqi lands.
President Erdoğan has said Turkey will participate in Mosul operation and as for Syria, Erdoğan told “Sorry but we will go into it and we’ve done it”.
al-monitor.com – Oct 17, 12:55 AM
Author: Pinar Tremblay October 17, 2016 The US Navy celebrated its 241st birthday on Oct. 13 and sent a few tweets to celebrate. However, one was deleted in less than 24 hours. The deleted tweet contained three images of historical navy moments
Northern town considered central to group’s propaganda for its symbolic significance falls after months of air strikes.
In its first opinion on Turkey after the failed coup d’état on 15 July 2016, the Council of Europe called today (17 October) on restoring the inviolability of members of parliament, which was infringed by an amendment of the constitution introduced last April.
As Iraqi and Kurdish forces launch a military operation to retake the city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (Isis), broadcasters are streaming the battle live on Facebook.
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