Turkey–ISIL conflict
No Agreement to Set up No-Fly Zone in Turkey, US Official Says
There is no agreement with Ankara to establish a no-fly zone in Turkey, a senior US administration official has said, the CNN reported on Monday.
Senior ISIL leader arrested along with three others in Istanbul
A senior Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader based in Istanbul, along with three other suspected ISIL members, were arrested on July 27.
US and Turkey agree to forge 'ISIL-free zone' in Syria, official confirms
The United States and Turkey have agreed to work together to clear Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants from northern Syria by forming an ?ISIL-free zone,? a U.S. official said on July 27, confirming a Hürriyet Daily News report on July 25.
Turkey Hasn't Asked for 'Substantial' NATO Help - Stoltenberg
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Turkey has not asked the Alliance for "substantial military support" in its fight against the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants.
"Turkey has a very strong army and very strong security forces. So there has been no request for any substantial NATO military support," AFP quoted Stoltenberg as saying in an interview with the BBC.
Turkey has not asked for NATO military help: chief
Turkey has not asked for substantial military help from NATO in its campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Kurdish militants, the alliance's chief said on July 27, a day before it meets to discuss the fighting.
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Ankara informs world leaders on military operations against PKK and ISIL
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an held several phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi President Fuad Masum on July 26 and informed them about recent cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in Syria.
Hundreds detained in fresh wave of operations against ISIL, PKK
A total of 15 suspects have been detained in the capital Ankara's Hac?bayram neighborhood in an anti-terror police operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), amid a fresh wave of anti-terror operations across the country which saw more than 200 suspects detained.
Turkey detains ISIL suspects in new police sweep
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have raided homes in an Ankara neighborhood, detaining at least 15 people suspected of links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as Turkey presses ahead with its major security sweep.
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Turkey calls for NATO meeting to discuss security threats
Turkey has called for a meeting of its NATO allies to discuss threats to its security and its airstrikes targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq, as Turkey boosts international efforts to gain support for the strikes.
NATO's secretary general said Ankara has not yet asked for any military support.
Turkey launches new strikes on PKK as NATO meeting called
The Turkish military on July 26 launched new air strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq as Ankara invoked an article of NATO to call a meeting of the military alliance over its campaign against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).