U.S. intelligence

The United States broke off talks with Russia on Oct. 3 to implement a cease-fire agreement in Syria, accusing Moscow of not living up to its commitments as part of a Sept. 9 deal to halt the violence and deliver humanitarian aid to besieged communities.

An image purported to be a scanned copy of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's passport was leaked online on Sept. 22 alongside personal emails said to belong to a low-level White House staffer who worked with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. 

In recent days, an impressive article presenting Zbigniew Brzezinki, political guru and former U.S. National Security Advisor, has been circulated on Turkey's social media. "Top U.S. National Security Official Admits Turkey Coup," its title reads. It then explains: 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu held a meeting with visiting U.S. Senator for Florida Marco Rubio, also a former Republican presidential candidate, on May 5 focused on regional issues and the U.S.-led coalition's fight against jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

U.S. authorities have said that Russia has sent an artillery unit to the north of Syria, writes the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials.

U.S. President Barack Obama does not regret stepping back from his "red line" on the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, saying he was "proud" of the decision.

Now that real estate mogul Donald Trump has won two very critical Republican primaries, we have enough reason to imagine a telephone conversation between him and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an one year from today. 

The centerpiece of this phone call will probably be Syria. But most likely, Trump's presumed anti-Islamic rhetoric will be on the agenda as well. So here it goes: 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted that his country could grant asylum to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but noted that elections must first take place in Syria so that the country's people can choose their own future.

Geneva remained on high alert Dec. 11 as police carried out further searches in the western Swiss city for several suspected jihadists believed to have links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), officials said.

Turkey has received notice of serious terrorism threats as both the Turkish and U.S. intelligence agencies warned of a possible terrorist attack on U.S. interests in the country by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), daily Hürriyet has reported.