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Turkey vows to protect borders from Syria spillover

  Turkey on Friday vowed to "respond immediately" to any violation of its borders by Kurdish separatists fighting in Syria. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made the warning following the seizure of a Syrian town on the border with Turkey by rebels from the Kurdish...

The Renewed Threat of Terrorism to Turkey

      For three decades, Turkey’s terrorist threat has been viewed largely through the lens of Kurdish militancy. Yet just as one front closes down,[1] a new hazard has emerged, primarily as a result of the current war in Syria. On May 11,...

Israel: Golan Heights hit by 10 mortars from Syria

  None hurt by fallout from intensified battles between Syrian army and rebels; Israeli defense minister says Israel will respond if its interests are threatened, according to Israeli newspapers. Ten mortar shells exploded on the occupied Golan Heights from early Tuesday...