Turkey yesterday deployed tanks and armored vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating violence by the Islamic State group, as parliament was set to consider whether to authorize military action against the jihadists. The army moved tanks and armored vehicles to the border town of Mursitpinar, which lies …

Paris will take a decision on a deal with Russia on Mistral helicopter carriers in late October, regardless of the situation in Ukraine, a source in the French foreign ministry told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday. “President Francois Hollande made it absolutely clear that he would make a decision in late October, …

Turkey’s parliament will vote on a motion that would allow foreign forces as well as Turkish soldiers to make incursions into Syria and Iraq from its territory, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister said Tuesday, Sept 30. Parliament is scheduled to renew mandates Thursday that authorize Turkey’s military to carry out operations …