Ground troops can be used in the operation targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as part of a comprehensive strategy also targeting the Bashar al-Assad regime, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has reportedly said. Davutoğlu also reportedly said Turkey will join the coalition against ISIL “only with a …

Opposition forces on Monday seized control of new sites in the governorate of Daraa, south of Syria, as part of a plan to open a way to break the siege on western Ghouta areas, on the outskirts of Damascus. The regime’s troops, meanwhile, controlled Al-Dakhakniya neighborhood on the capital’s outskirts.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Monday stressed that NATO would defend every Ally, according to an NATO press release. “NATO’s most important task is to protect and defend our nations against attack. We will defend our Allies, all Allies,” Stoltenberg said after meetings with Polish President Bronis law Komorowski and …

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held talks in Kiev with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, local media reported Monday. The talks focused on ways of developing bilateral relations, particularly in the military field, Ukrainian News Agency said, adding that the two sides also …

Dozens of soldiers were killed and more than 70 wounded in car bomb attacks and clashes between troops and Islamists around Benghazi airport, a Libyan army spokesperson said on Friday, as the UN threatened sanctions. “Thirty-six soldiers were killed on Thursday in three car bomb attacks, followed by fighting between …

At least nine civilians were killed and 37 others wounded Monday on both sides of Kashmir border dividing India and Pakistan, officials said. The fresh clash between India’s border guards of Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers broke out early Monday along the international border (IB) in Kashmir at Arnia …

The French Ministry of Defense says Paris is going to step up its military presence in Iraq by increasing the number of air “patrols” over the crisis-hit country. “We will increase the rate of our patrols,” said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday, adding, “With nine Rafale (aircraft) in the …

Turkey reiterated to the U.S. on Friday the importance of a safe haven inside Syria and a no-fly zone in order to halt a massive Syrian refugee inflow into its territories where already 1.5 million people have sought refuge. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discussed the terrorist …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reassured the Turkish troops guarding Süleyman Şah tomb in northern Syria that the military will move immediately to defend them when needed. Erdoğan’s pledge, made in a message wishing the soldiers a happy Eid al-Adha, came a day after a similar statement released by the …

A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcement that changing Syrian regime is a top priority for his country’s foreign policy, Syrian government dismissed Turkish government policy as blatant aggression against its sovereignty. “The announced approach of the Turkish government represents an act of aggression on a country that …