Iraqi insurgency

Security services in Greece and the broader region are concerned about the presence of dozens of ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia who in previous years fought for the Islamic State and other radical Islamist groups in Iraq and Syria, Kathimerini understands.

Remaining civilians are expected to be evacuated from ISIL's final enclave in eastern Syria, the YPG said, clearing the way for them to wipe out the last vestige of jihadist rule that once straddled Syria and Iraq.

President Donald Trump said on Feb. 20 he is barring a U.S.-born former ISIL propagandist from returning home, making the highly unusual case that she is not a U.S. citizen.

 Turkish police on Feb. 17 rounded up four suspects in an operation against ISIL in the northwestern city of Bursa, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.       

Twenty-seven suspects, including a senior member of ISIL, have been handed down lengthy prison sentences for planning attacks on a convoy of the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) "justice march" in 2017.

The Dancila Government firmly endorses the fight against terrorism and opposes all forms of extremism and fundamentalist behaviors and actions, because there is no justification for any kind of terrorism, regardless of whether is based on ideological, religious, political, racist, ethnic reasons or any other reason, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall stated, while representing Romania at the me

Turkey will provide around $5 billion in loans for the reconstruction of Iraq, the foreign minister said on Feb. 3

Four suspected members of ISIL were captured in southeast Turkey, according to security sources on Feb. 2. 

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made hastily, without consulting his national security team or allies, and over strong objections from virtually everyone involved in the fight against ISIL, according to U.S. and Turkish officials speaking to the Associated Press.

"I don't know what that is about. The US have been withdrawing from Afghanistan every year - for 17 years now. So far no withdrawal of troops has been noted," Putin said during his annual end-of-year news conference.