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Iraq, Turkey should coordinate on Mosul

Retaking Iraq’s Daesh-held city of Mosul from the Daesh terrorist group will be much easier if the campaign is coordinated between Baghdad and Ankara, a former Iraqi army chief-of-staff told Anadolu Agency on Friday. According to Babaker Zebari, Iraq-Turkey relations should be...

By fighting ISIS Turkey is securing EU border

Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said Friday that while ridding the border area of Daesh, Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield has also been securing Europe’s and NATO’s borders as well. Speaking at a joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Ankara, Celik...

UN warns Mosul operation to displace many civilians

The UN has warned again that the expected military offensive in Iraq's Mosul city may create a massive displacement of people. Speaking at a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva on Friday, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said: "If there is a...

Turkey strikes ISIS targets in northern Syria

The Turkish army hit at least 49 Daesh targets in northern Syria early Friday as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, military said. In a statement, the Turkish Armed Forces said 49 Daesh targets had been hit with 153 Firtina (storm) howitzer fire and 116 rounds of multiple rocket...