Syria
US Drops Arms to Kurds Fighting IS Despite Turkish Warnings
Kurds fighting Islamic State (IS) in the Syrian town of Kobane have received US weapons and medical aid, the Pentagon says.
The move comes against the backdrop of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's declarations over the weekend that Ankara would not allow Washington to supply the Kurds with arms.
United States delivers weapons to Kurds in Syria
United States delivers weapons to Kurds in Syria
WASHINGTON -- The United States has announced it had air-dropped arms to rebels battling the Islamic State in the northern Syrian town of Kobani near the border with Turkey.
This is the first public admission that the Unites States is supplying the rebels with arms.
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US-Lebanese reporter dies in Turkey, Iranian TV calls accident ‘suspicious’
Press TV has described the accident in which its Lebanese-American reporter Shim died near Turkey's border with Syria as 'suspicious'
Erdoğan furious with US, adds al-Assad condition
President Tayyip Erdoğan has added a fourth condition to Turkey’s full cooperation against ISIL as the “regime problem” in Syria.
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Kosovo boy returns home from jihadist camp
Kosovo boy returns home from jihadist camp
Intelligence co-operation leads to boy's repatriation from an ISIL camp in Syria.
Erion Zena, the 8-year-old boy who was taken to a jihad camp in Syria by his father, was returned to Kosovo and to his mother on Wednesday (October 15th).
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Erdoğan, Obama talk on phone, agree on cooperation against ISIL
Erdoğan and Obama spoke on the phone on Oct. 19 to discuss developments in Syria, including the situation of Kobane
Lebanon sharply limits Syrian refugee entry: officials
Lebanon has all but closed its borders to refugees fleeing Syria's civil war, overwhelmed by an influx of over one million people displaced by fighting, UN and Lebanese officials said Oct. 18.
ISIL jihadists execute man for 'filming HQ' in Syria
ISIL jihadists have executed a man in northern Syria they accused of filming their headquarters and displayed his body on a cross, a monitoring group said on Oct. 18.
President Erdoğan says PYD ‘no different than PKK’ for Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared that the PYD in Syria and the PKK are the same for Turkey.
Number Of Illegal Immigrants In Bulgaria Grew Significantly In September
The number of illegal immigrants, seeking shelter in Bulgaria grew exponentially in September, shows data of the State Refugee Agency, quoted by Dnevnik.bg.
Only in September 6776 people sought refugee status in Bulgaria. For comparison, the total number for the entire 2013 was 7100.