Syrian civil war

Although Turkey will hold general elections this Sunday, its foreign policy has been hardly discussed during the propaganda period, except briefly in connection with government's policies vis-à-vis Syria. Economic promises of contesting parties, discussion on per capita income, unemployment rate and poverty have been dominating the agenda.

Turkey is expecting more refugees from Syria following an advance by extremist jihadists near the Turkish border, with ?anl?urfa Gov. ?zzettin Küçük, saying around 1,000 people were waiting to enter the country. 

"There is a clash there," he said, referring to a fresh fight in Ras al-Ayn, also known as Serekaniye, a Syrian region near the town of Haseke. 

More than 10,000 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have been killed since the international coalition started its campaign against the militant group nine months ago in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on June 3.

A key Syrian rebel group in the international fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has reportedly threatened to quit the U.S.-led train and equip program for not being allowed to target the regime.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu will attend a high-level meeting of the international community on combating the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on June 2 in Paris.

The Islamic State o?f Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group seized territory from both Syrian government forces and rival rebels over the weekend further expanding the caliphate it has proclaimed straddling Iraq and Syria.

Questioning the content of trucks that were stopped by the gendarmerie while carrying ?logistical assistance to Turkmens? in Syria last year was nobody?s business, Turkish PM Ahmet Davuto?lu has said, drawing attention to the timing of publications accusing Turkey of delivering weapons to rebel groups in the neighboring country. 

Questioning the content of trucks that were stopped by the gendarmerie while carrying ?logistical assistance to Turkmens? in Syria last year was nobody?s business, Turkish PM Ahmet Davuto?lu has said, drawing attention to the timing of publications accusing Turkey of delivering weapons to rebel groups in the neighboring country. 

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on May 31, capturing areas close to a border crossing with Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. 

The fighters captured the town of Soran Azaz and two nearby villages after clashes with other rebels, the Observatory said. 

Britain is preparing to expand its military training mission in Iraq and increase the number of personnel helping ready the moderate Syrian opposition in Turkey, a British source familiar with the plan said on May 31.