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US military forces continued to attack the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) with 14 combined airstrikes between the 3rd and 5th of November over Syria and Iraq, announced US Central Command(CENTCOM) in Tampa, Florida Wednesday. In Syria, where the airstrikes are led by the US, three airstrikes …
Read More »Fabius, Kerry discuss Mideast situation
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius hosted talks here Wednesday with US Secretary-of-State John Kerry on developments in the international talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear programmes and also other crises, including the Ebola epidemic and the situation in the Middle East. In a brief statement after the meeting, both officials portrayed …
Read More »Turkey fears new refugee wave from Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has accused Syrian forces of committing massacres in and around Aleppo and said Turkey would face a major new refugee crisis if Syria’s second city were to fall into his hands. As U.S. warplanes bomb Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces in parts of …
Read More »Obama to ask Congress for new authorization to fight ISIL
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he will ask Congress for a new authorization to use military force against the Islamic State extremist group. The president was outlining his near-term agenda for joint work with Congress, one day after the Republicans gained control of both chambers in Tuesday’s midterm elections …
Read More »Saudi Arabia and France to sell arms worth of $3 billion to Lebanon
Saudi Arabia and France sealed an agreement Tuesday for Riyadh to finance the delivery of $3 billion worth of French weapons to the Lebanese army, which has come under mounting jihadist attack. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius hailed the conclusion of the deal, first announced last December, as a major boost to …
Read More »French FM says coalition must save Aleppo
The coalition fighting Islamic State must now save Syria’s second city Aleppo as moderate rebels face destruction by attacks from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and jihadi militants, France’s Foreign Minister said. Laurent Fabius said the city, the “bastion” of the opposition, was almost encircled and abandoning it would …
Read More »Turkish official to discuss peace solutions with Libyan representatives
A Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputy is to meet with representatives of Libya’s internationally recognized government in the eastern city of Bayda on Nov. 3, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on the same day. Emrullah İşler, who is a former deputy prime minister, already …
Read More »US, Intl Partners conduct five airstrikes against ISIL
U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria on Sunday and Monday using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct five airstrikes, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq on Sunday and Monday using fighter, bomber …
Read More »Turkey does not accept ‘de facto’ borders in Iraq, Syria
Turkey cannot agree to de facto borders in Syria or Iraq, and the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will not be able to realize such an aim, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “Turkey cannot say ‘yes’ to any de facto borders in the Middle East. Steps to be …
Read More »Turkey, France say fight against IS should not be limited to Kobane
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took aim at Western leaders in Paris on Oct. 31 for focusing “too much” on the battle over the Syrian border town of Kobane, drawing nods from his host, President François Hollande, who highlighted Aleppo. “Why are coalition forces continually bombing this town of Kobane?” Erdoğan asked while speaking …
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