BREAKING NEWS

Erdogan says hopes decision to arm Kurdish militia changed before US visit

By REUTERS

MAY 10, 2017 19:15

ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped a US decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria will be changed by the time he visits Washington for talks with President Donald Trump next week.

After Trump approved the arms supply to support a campaign to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa, Erdogan told a news conference he wanted to believe that Turkey's allies would side with Ankara and not with terrorist organizations.

Turkey views the Kurdish YPG militia as the Syrian extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has fought an insurgency in southeast Turkey since 1984 and is considered a terrorist group by the United States, Turkey and Europe.

IDF launched a wave of attacks in the Gaza Strip, including in Rafah

By AMIR BOHBOT

05/11/2024 07:42 AM

Trump's son Barron will not represent Florida at Republican convention

By REUTERS

05/11/2024 01:56 AM

Moody's left Israel's credit rating at A2, reconfirming negative outlook

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

05/10/2024 11:59 PM

Ukrainian attack kills three, sparks fire at oil depot in Luhansk

By REUTERS

05/10/2024 11:44 PM