Turkey Agrees To Train, Equip Moderate Syrian Opposition
The pledge to create a force to assist in fighting the self-declared Islamic State comes a day after Ankara called for creating a buffer zone around its border with Syria.
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Turkey: Unilateral Ground Operation Against ISIS 'Unrealistic'
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country cannot be expected to go it alone to protect Kurds inside Syria against militants with the self-declared Islamic State.
A Smuggler Explains How He Helped Fighters Along 'Jihadi Highway'
Thousands of international recruits have crossed into Syria from Turkey to join the Islamic State. A Syrian man who helped smuggle those jihadis in explains how it worked, but says he's stopped now.
Turkish Parliament OKs Fight Against Islamic State Militants
Turkey had declined to join the international coalition launching attacks against Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria. Today and by a large margin, the country's parliament approved military action.
Turkey Signals Willingness To Join Coalition Against ISIS
Saying his country will do "whatever is needed" to help fight the extremist group ISIS, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has reached what media are calling "a point of determination."
New Airstrikes Target The Islamic State's Oil And Gas Resources
The Syrian group, which the U.S. and a coalition of Arab partners has been striking in Iraq and Syria, is estimated to get as much as $6 million a day from the oil fields it has taken over.
Why Does The U.S. Like Iraq's Kurds But Not Syria's?
The U.S. urgently needs allies on the ground in Syria. Yet it has given no sign that it's willing to work with Kurdish militias who are already fighting the Islamic State group in Syria.
Kurds Say They Have Halted ISIS Advance Near Syria-Turkey Border
Peshmerga forces say they are still engaged in fierce battles with Islamic State militants. The fighting has triggered a mass exodus of Kurdish refugees into Turkey.
Thousands Of Refugees Flee Syria In Chaotic Scene At Turkey's Border
While a U.N. agency reported about 70,000 refugees this weekend, a Turkish official says 100,000 Syrians have entered Turkey in the past week. Fighters from ISIS are closing in on the border.
Dozens Of Turkish Hostages Freed, As ISIS Advances In Syria
The hostages included diplomats, children and others seized along with Turkey's consulate in Mosul in June. As it celebrates their return, Turkey also receives thousands of Kurds fleeing ISIS.