Five Turkish soldiers were wounded Thursday after an attack by Kurdish fighters in a northeastern Syrian border town, Turkey’s defense ministry said. They were injured after “drone, mortar and light weapon attacks” from “PKK/YPG terrorists” while conducting reconnaissance and surveillance in the Ras al-Ain region, the ministry said on Twitter. ...
Turkey’s military operation in Syria will provoke “forceful” discussion at a NATO defense ministers’ meeting Thursday and Friday but Ankara risks little from its allies because of its strategic position, diplomats said. The issue looks certain to overshadow the meeting in Brussels, with Turkey isolated among the 29 member states ...
