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UN experts urge Turkey to repatriate Irish woman associated with terror group

New York: Turkey must ensure that an Irish woman and her infant daughter who are being held in custody there are repatriated, independent UN experts said in a statement released on Thursday. The woman, Lisa Smith, has been described in press reports as a supporter of the ISIL terror group, and former member of the Irish military. more

Turkey arrests senior IS member behind bomb attacks in 20 countries

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey has arrested and is now interrogating Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, a senior Islamic State (IS) member, codenamed Yusuf Huda, who is behind the attacks in 20 ...

Turkish authorities capture IS leader Baghdadi's sister, her family - Reports

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish authorities have detained the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) Abu Bakr Baghdadi's older sister and her family in norther ...

Kurdish withdrawal: Turkey to suspend Syria offensive

Ankara: Giving an opportunity to Kurdish-led forces withdraw, Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire, media reports said on Friday.

Military operation in northeast Syria could see unintentional release of ISIL affiliates: UN chief

New York: The ongoing Turkish military incursion in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL, the UN Secretar ...

Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians

New York: Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, a ...

US Republicans seek sanctions on Turkey as offensive in Syria kills over a dozen and triggers exodus

Ankara/Washington: Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce sanction bill against Turkey for its ongoing offensive against the Kurds in war-ravaged ...

At least 3 militia, 5 civilians killed in Turkish attacks on Syrian border areas - SDF

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) At least three Kurdish militia fighters and five civilians were killed, while dozens were injured in shelling of the border areas in Syria by Turkey on Wednesday, the ...

Four dead, 13 injured in PKK-triggered blast in SE Turkey

Ankara (Xinhua/UNI) At least four people were killed and 13 others badly wounded in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakir in an explosion caused by roadside improvised explosiv ...

Three killed in car explosion in southern Turkey

Ankara (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed, and one was wounded in a car explosion on Friday in Reyhanli district of Turkish southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, An ...