Ankara, Irbil – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held telephone talks on Saturday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the latest developments in the aftermath of the Kurdish independence referendum. Turkish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the two officials addressed Macron’s initi
Ankara, Beirut – Russia racing the US-led coalition forces to al-Mayadeen in the Syrian Deir al-Zour province near the Iraqi border by beginning to prepare for a ground battle in the city through launching several airstrikes that have already forced on Tuesday a new wave of civilian displaceme
Ankara, Baghdad, Erbil- Pressure on Iraq’s Kurdistan region mounted on Wednesday along with the announcement of official results in a non-binding referendum that showed 92.73 percent of voters backed statehood. Disputed areas between the Kurdish capital Erbil and Baghdad, mainly the oil-rich Kirkuk
Ankara, Baghdad, Irbil- Ankara and Baghdad escalated on Tuesday their coordinated measures in reaction to the referendum on independence held in northern Iraq, a move that is expected to tighten the noose on the Kurdistan Region. The Turkish government hinted to enforcing sanctions it said would lea
Ankara, Baghdad, Irbil, London- While residents of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq began showing up on Monday at polling stations to cast their votes in the referendum on independence, a geographic dragnet is expected to be tightened around the region. President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Masoud
Ankara, Baghdad and Irbil – In response to the Kurdish independence referendum scheduled for September 25 and the Syrian Kurds’ elections of bodies running local communities on September 22, Turkey sent on Monday field messages to both parties by deploying its forces at the border of the two c
