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2 PKK terrorists killed in eastern Turkey operation

Two PKK terrorists were killed in Turkey’s eastern province of Tunceli on Sunday, local officials said. In a statement, the governor’s office said they were killed in airstrikes by F-16 jets and Cobra attack helicopters after being spotted in Ovacik district by aerial drones. “Two...

French foreign minister calls for end to Aleppo 'massacre'

France's foreign minister urged the international community to "do everything" to end the "massacre" in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday after fighting resumed following a 72-hour truce declared by Damascus ally Russia. After arriving in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, Foreign...

US-led coalition denies carrying out deadly Iraq raid

(The Daily Star)- The U.S.-led coalition Sunday denied carrying out an airstrike that killed 15 women at a Shiite place of worship in northern Iraq this week. Russia pointed an accusatory finger at the coalition a day after Friday's incident, in which local officials said women at a shrine...

Battle for Aleppo intensifies after ceasefire ends

The battle for control of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo intensified on Sunday with air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, the morning after a resurgence in fighting ended a Russian ceasefire, a monitor and rebel groups said. There was fierce fighting between insurgents and Syrian...