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Turkey has right to combat threats in Syria and Iraq

President Tayyip Erdogan warned Iraq's prime minister he should "know his limits" after he criticized Turkey's military presence there and said the Turkish army, shaken by a failed coup bid, had not lost so much standing as to take orders from him. NATO member Turkey shares a 1,200 km...

Turkish justice minister to visit US for Gulen's arrest

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag will meet US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Oct. 26 and 27 to discuss Turkey's official request for the provisional arrest of terrorist leader Fetullah Gulen. "I am heading to the U.S. on Oct. 25. We have a meeting with the Attorney General on Oct. 26...

Israel official halts construction in Arab East Jerusalem

Deputy mayor of Israel's Jerusalem municipality, Meir Turjeman, has announced the suspension of all construction activity in Arab parts of the city, Israeli Radio reported. The move, announced Monday night, came in response to a Sunday shooting attack in East Jerusalem in which two Israelis...

Iraqi army strikes another blow against ISIS in Anbar

The Iraqi army on Tuesday recaptured Hit Island in the western Anbar province from the Daesh terrorist group, according to military sources. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Major-General Qassem al-Mohammadi, an Iraqi army officer, said troops had "totally liberated" Hit Island, which lies in the...