Turkey

US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara

Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border

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Turkey carries out airstrikes in Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat’s murder

Turkey launched an airstrike in Qandil, Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region

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Turkey excluded from F-35 stealth jet program after S-400 deliveries from Russia

The US confirmed Turkey is to be excluded from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense missile system

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Turkish diplomat killed in shooting in Iraqi Kurdistan capital

A Turkish diplomat was shot and killed in a restaurant in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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Turkey takes delivery of Russian-made S-400 missile defense system parts

Turkey took delivery of components for the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia

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Islamic State Turkey province video claims new wilayah in old turf

ISIS released a propaganda video from ‘Wilayah Turkey,’ showing a small group of militants pledging bayah, or allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The eighth in the “And the best outcome is for the righteous” series, the video is the first from this new province, but ISIS already has a complex presence in Turkey. The five-minute long video released on July 10 is typical of earlier bayah videos. It features three militants sitting in front of what appears to be a handmade, large black standard commonly used by ISIS. They are joined by two more when making the pledge of allegiance while a sixth presumably operates the shaking camera. The speaker is identified as Abu Qatada at-Turki, and he reaffirms the militants’ allegiance to Baghdadi while also threatening Turkey and America. A weapons researcher known as Calibre Obscura noted that the militants appear well-armed in comparison to fighters seen in other videos in this series. A Draganov sniper rifle, a PKM machine gun, an RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, two AKMS assault rifles, a Glock pistol, and some grenades appear throughout. Islamic State in Turkey The “And the best outcome is for the righteous” video series has included ISIS militants …

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Car bomb in southern Turkey kills 3 Syrian nationals

At least three people were killed on Friday, July 5 after a car blast in the Turkish town of Reyhanli close to the Syrian border, state media reported. Two others were also injured, state news agency Anadolu said, as ambulances and police were rushed to the scene. The governor of Hatay province, where Reyhanli is located, Rahmi Dogan, told Anadolu that the cause of the explosion was not yet known. “The initial findings suggest there may be more of a link with terror,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. “It is clear there was a bomb in the car,” he said. Three people were killed, all Syrian nationals, Erdogan said. “Our colleagues are looking into who was behind this,” he said in televised comments, adding the government would provide more information in a few hours. The blast took place less than a kilometer from the Reyhanli district governor’s office around 1000 GMT, Anadolu reported. Images in Turkish media showed thick black smoke and flames from the car as firefighters fought the blaze. A twin car bombing blamed on pro-Damascus groups in May 2013 in Reyhanli killed over 50 people in one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey’s modern …

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Turkish military shells Syrian positions in retaliation for regime fire

Turkish forces struck Syrian positions in response to an artillery strike that killed a soldier and wounded three others in southwestern Idlib

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Turkey soldier killed in clashes with Syrian Kurdish militia

A Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded in a clash with Syrian Kurdish militia forces, the defense ministry said

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Small Diameter Bomb integration and sustainment contract increases to $100 million

Boeing was awarded a $35 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb glide bomb integration, sustainment and support for foreign military sales customers

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