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Free Syrian Army clears ISIS from two areas

The Turkish military said on Monday Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters had taken control of two residential areas from Daesh. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the Sandarah and Kardish areas, located in Syria's Al-Rai town, were taken as part of Operation Euphrates Shield. This...

Saudi Arabia says it thwarted planned terrorist attacks

The Saudi authorities have thwarted a plan by the Daesh terrorist group to carry out attacks in different parts of the country, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced Monday. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted Ministry Spokesman Mansour al-Turki as saying that authorities had arrested...

Turkey has 'no eye on any country's land'

Turkey "has no eye on the territory of any other country" and its cross border operation in Syria is part of the country’s "right to self-defense" said Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar on Monday. Speaking at a Veterans' Day ceremony in Ankara, Akar said the Operation Euphrates Shield "is...