Nato syria

Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation - officials

The escalation comes after a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul two weeks ago that Ankara blamed on the YPG militia.

Turkish and Russian military vehicles return following a joint patrol in northeast Syria, as they are pictured from near the Turkish border town of Kiziltepe in Mardin province, Turkey, November 1, 2019
 Elbit Systems to provide Canadian Military with TORCH-X battle management system

Elbit Systems to provide Canadian Military with TORCH-X system

Syrian refugee kids play on a rubble of dismantled concrete huts at a makeshift Syrian refugee camp in the Lebanese border town of Arsal, Lebanon

Turkey not stopping Syrian refugees reaching Europe, US stands with Turkey

A Free Syrian army fighter pours tea in the rebel-held town of Dael, Syria.

US-led coalition helps build new Syrian force, angering Turkey


Kerry: Cease-fire in Syria has ‘fallen completely’ in some areas

US, UN and EU pressuring Russia to use leverage with Assad to end renewed bombing around Aleppo • UN envoy to Moscow on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State John Kerry in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016.

Report: NATO says won't send ground troops to fight IS

"That is not on the agenda of the coalition and the NATO allies," NATO secretary genral says.

NATO soldiers attend a NATO military exercise.

Report: US officials blame Turkey for overreacting to minor violation of airspace

CBS News reports that US officials think downing of Russian plane that made brief incursion into Syrian airspace was unnecessary.

Screenshot from video purporting to show Turkish F-16s shooting down warplane‏

Analysis: Will France invoke NATO’s Article 5 to declare war on Islamic State?

The lack of a declaration of war from Hollande and NATO is a window into the courtyard of the EU’s gingerly foreign policy posture.

Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike

Incirlik in play

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Some US allies show willingness to send troops to Syria in order to train opposition forces

US Army General Ray Odierno tells Senate allies may send support and resources to help in fight against the Islamic State in Syria.

An Islamic State fighter carries the group’s flag in Raqqa, north-central Syria.

Should Turkey be thrown out of NATO?

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

NATO members huddle on worldwide crises

This current NATO summit is the most consequential of its kind since member states gathered to respond to the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Russian servicemen representing the Kremlin Regiment march during a military parade rehearsal in Moscow's Red Square.