Turkey’s military operation in Syria was expected to spark “forceful” discussion at a NATO defense ministers’ meeting Thursday but Ankara risks little from its allies because of its strategic position, diplomats said. The issue dominated the two-day gathering in Brussels, with Turkey isolated among the 29 member states because of ...
The deadline for the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from areas in northeastern Syria expires at 1900 GMT Tuesday, a Turkish military source said, as part of a 120-hour suspension agreed between Ankara and Washington. “It started at 10pm Thursday… so it finishes at 10pm Tuesday,” the source said Monday. Following ...
