Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday the Turkish troops would target Raqqa after the liberation of al-Bab from the ISIL Takfiri group. “Our first goal is to complete the operation in al-Bab. Forces of the Free Syrian Army, supported by our armed forces, made significant progress. Russian and coalition ...
The Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of nearly 4,500 civil servants in the latest wave of a purge after last July’s attempted coup, according to a decree published on Tuesday. The Official Gazette said 4,464 people had been fired, including 2,585 employees of the education ministry, 893 members of ...