Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara plans to launch an operation against US-backed Kurdish militants in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as Turkish warplanes launch airstrikes on positions of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria. Erdogan made the announcement in a televised speech in the ...
US Vice President Mike Pence landed in the Egyptian capital Saturday, an airport official said, beginning a Middle East tour that was delayed amid anger over Washington’s policy shift on Jerusalem. Pence had been due to travel to the region in December but President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as ...
