( Reuters )- The Turkish Red Crescent does not expect a fresh wave of Syrian refugees to head for Turkey after the chemical attack in the northwestern province of Idlib earlier this week, the humanitarian organization's head said on Saturday. Kerem Kinik also told Reuters that a new refugee...

( Independent )- Donald Trump is said to be considering the US’ military options in Syria’s civil war as the international fallout over an alleged chemical gas attack on a rebel town escalates. Mr Trump had said that the deaths of more than 70 people in Khan Sheikhoun had changed his...

( The New Arab )- President Donald Trump is not known for his ideological and political constancy, but he came into office having actually been relatively consistent in his rhetoric on Syria.  For Trump, the major focus was on eliminating the Islamic State (IS); the Kurdish PKK was...

( Daily Star )- Turkey is planning in the next weeks to launch a new cross border military incursion to oust the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, a report said Thursday. The report in the pro-government Yeni Safak daily was not immediately...