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Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s NATO bid

Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed an agreement in June of last year to resolve differences over the Nordic states’ membership.

6 months ago

Stop buying Turkey’s F-35 parts, lawmakers tell DoD

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Pentagon to more quickly stop buying F-35 fighter jet components from Turkey.

3 years ago

There have been no coalition anti-ISIS strikes in Syria since Turkey launched military operations

“Our eyes are always on ISIS remnants. The volume of strikes in Syria now reflects a more precise campaign to find and contain ISIS remnants.”

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region

The future of the five-year fight against Islamic State militants is unclear, along with the entire strategy underpinning the U.S. troop presence in the U.S. Central Command region.

By Howard Altman, Meghann Myers and Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US leaves behind dozens of high-value ISIS detainees as Turkey rolls through Syria

U.S. forces could not transfer about five dozen high-value ISIS detainees before the Pentagon’s decision to move U.S. forces out of the zone of Turkish military operations.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US troops believe Turkey deliberately fired artillery at an American commando outpost in Syria

No U.S. troops were injured in the strike, but U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said American commandos temporarily withdrew from their observation post on Mishtanur hill near Kobani and returned on Saturday.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago