Russia’s foreign ministry expressed deep concern on Wednesday at Turkey’s military operation in Syria, warning of rising tension over Ankara’s targeting of Kurdish militia fighters at the border. “We are deeply concerned at what is happening in the Syrian-Turkish border area,” the ministry said in a statement, warning this could ...
Iraqi forces on Wednesday closed in on the centre of Qayyarah, officials said, on the second day of an operation to recapture the town from ISIL terrorists. Qayyarah lies on the western bank of the Tigris river, about 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Mosul, the ISIL group’s last major ...