The top US military commander floated the idea late Wednesday of NATO assuming some responsibility for training troops in Iraq. The 28-member Atlantic alliance “might be uniquely posturing to provide a training mission for an enduring period of time” in Iraq, General Joe Dunford told reporters during his flight back ...
Turkey called Thursday for the removal of the US diplomat coordinating the international coalition which is said to be fighting the ISIL Takfiri group in Iraq and Syria, accusing him of backing Syrian Kurdish militia. Washington and Ankara are bitterly at odds over US support for the Kurdish People’s Protection ...