War on terrorism
Turkey extends mandate for cross-border operations in northern Iraq
09/10/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Lawmakers on Wednesday (October 8th) approved a proposal extending the army's authority to launch cross-border operations into nort...
Turkey's Erdogan threatens raids into northern Iraq against PKK
08/10/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Tuesday (October 7th) Turkey's army could launch a cross-border operation into northe...
Suspected al Qaeda supporter arrested in BiH
08/10/2008
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – Authorities arrested Syrian national Imad al Husini, aka Abu Hamza, on Monday (October 6th) and took him t...
Macedonia to hold presidential, local elections on March 15th
08/10/2008
SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Presidential and local elections will occur on March 15th 2009, leaders of the four biggest parties in the country agreed on Tue...
Turkey to adopt new strategy in war against terror
07/10/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The government is set to draft a new strategy to fight terrorism, Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Higher Counterterrorism...
Turkish soldier killed, another injured in clashes with PKK
02/10/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) opened fire on security forces Tuesday (September 30th) in the Hani distric...
Military rescuers free kidnapped Romanian in Egypt
30/09/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- The foreign ministry on Monday (September 29th) reported the liberation by Egyptian and Sudanese forces -- with the help of Eur...
Greek police find kidnapped ex-official of Saddam Hussein's regime
28/09/2008
ATHENS, Greece -- Authorities freed on Saturday (September 27th) a former official of the government of Saddam Hussein whom fellow Iraqis allegedly k...
Turkish jets bomb PKK targets in northern Iraq
26/09/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Warplanes on Thursday (September 25th) struck terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in two separate regions of norther...
Turkish government asks parliament to approve extension of military operations in Iraq
23/09/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The government on Monday (September 22nd) formally asked parliament to extend the mandate of the Turkish Army's operations against...
Turkish government seeks extension of military mandate in northern Iraq
18/09/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The government decided on Wednesday (September 17th) to ask parliament to extend the mandate for cross-border military operations a...
Turkey to extend authority for cross-border operations against PKK
17/09/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) decided on Tuesday (September 16th) to extend authority given to the army to launch...
United States vows continued co-operation with Turkey against PKK
16/09/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Admiral Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, pledged on Monday (September 15th) that his country will conti...
Armed attack on Turkish cafe kills two, injures five
15/09/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Gunmen in a car opened fire on a cafe in the Tarsus district of the Mersin province on Sunday (September 14th), killing two people...
United States urges tougher antiterrorism laws in Turkey
12/09/2008
WASHINGTON, United States -- The State Department would like to see tougher laws on the fight against terrorism in Turkey, Dell L. Dailey, co-ordinat...
