Ankara blast: Turkey targets Kurdish rebels

Turkey has said it conducted a number of airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

Turkish forces neutralize 11 members of Kurdish units in Syria: Defence Ministry

Ankara/Sputnik: The Turkish special forces have killed 11 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and Syrian Kurdish Self-Defense Forces (PKK/YPG) in northern Syria, the defense ministry said on Tuesday.

Turkish security forces arrest at least 47 people over suspected links to PKK – Reports

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish security forces conducted anti-terror operations in the eastern province of Van, arresting 47 people over alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK, banned in Turkey), Turkish media reported.

Turkish military accuses Kurdish forces of violating ceasefire in Northern Syria

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The Turkish Armed Forces accused on Saturday Kurdish militia of violating the 120-hour ceasefire agreement in the "safe zone" along the Turkish-Syrian border.

Kurdish authorities say Turkish assault displaces 275,000 in northern Syria

Damascus, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNI) The Kurdish Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, known as Rojava, said on Tuesday that the ongoing Turkish assault in northern Syria has so far displaced over 275,000 people.

Trump says US soldiers not obligated to guard Turkey-Syria border amid Ankara's operation

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump has said amid the ongoing Ankara's offensive in Syria that US soldiers are not obligated to guard the border between Turkey and Syria and should withdraw from the area.

Amid Turkish assault on Kurds in northeastern Syria, US Republicans call for sanction on Turkey

Ankara/Washington: Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce sanction bill against Turkey for its ongoing offensive against the Kurds in war-ravaged Syria's northeast, days after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal of US troops even as reports said tens of thousands were fleeing and several killed in the cross-border attack. 

Turkey sought US military support for operation in Northern Syria - State Department

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Turkey sough to gain military support from the United States for its offensive operation in northern Syria, which was declined, a senior Department of State official said in a conference call.

Pedersen confirms Kurds represented in Syrian constitutional committee

United Nations, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has confirmed to Sputnik that the Kurds will be part of the Syrian Constitutional Committee.

Iraqi Kurdish leader seeks US support to resettle one million victims of Islamic State : Pence

Washington, Apr 25 (Sputnik/UNI) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government appealed for continued US support to return more that 1 million Iraqis displaced by the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) during a telephone conversation with Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday, according to a readout of the conversation.

US refuses to remove terror designation from Kurdish Workers Party: State Department

Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI) The US government has decided to continue its designation of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization after reviewing its status, the State Department said in a media note on Friday.

Syria: Donald Trump threatens to devastate Turkey's economy if they attack Kurds

Washington, Jan 14 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has threatened that Turkey will be 'devastated economically' if they attack the Kurdish forces in Syria.