Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned Turkey on Wednesday against escalating its tensions with Syria and thereby dragging NATO into the conflict. Maliki, a close ally of Iran, said Syria was not threatening Turkey, and criticized Ankara's response to errant...
After a week of exchanging cross-border attacks with Syria, Turkey on Wednesday warned that it may respond even more forcefully than it already has. “We responded, but if it continues we will respond with greater force,” the Turkish chief of staff, Gen. Necdet Ozel...
US Military Planners Sent to Jordan With Eye on Syrian War | 150-man task force discusses invasion to establish buffer zone
Jihadists Claim Credit for Damascus Attack That Killed Dozens | Blasts target air force compound on outskirts of capital
Soaring Violence Signals Al-Qaeda Comeback in Iraq | Training camps reportedly established along Syrian border
Syrian Rebels Threaten Attacks in Lebanese Capital | To take battle to Beirut’s southern suburbs
Syrian Rebels Seize Key Town on Aleppo-Damascus Highway | Move cuts Aleppo off from reinforcements
NATO says it is ready to defend alliance member Turkey amid continued cross-border attacks with its neighbor Syria, but Western powers continue to urge calm and avoid escalation. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday that Turkey can rely on...
Turkey’s President Warns of ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ as Shelling Continues | Stray Syrian shell sparks more Turkish retaliation
Maliki: Iraq Won’t Become Part of Syrian Civil War | Iraq to avoid ‘flaring fire near our borders’
