Russia, Turkey agree to Syria ceasefire

Russia, Turkey agree to Syria ceasefire

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province. The agreement reached during a one-day visit...
Russia, Turkey engage in another war of nerves

Russia, Turkey engage in another war of nerves

(VOVWORLD) -Northwestern Syria has once again become a hotspot of a prolonged crisis in Syria. Concerns are mounting over the tense confrontation between Russia and Turkey, the two countries...
Turkey passes bill to send troops to Libya

Turkey passes bill to send troops to Libya

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a bill that allows troops to be deployed to Libya in support of the Tripoli-based government in Libya’s worsening civil war
Repatriating ISIS fighters, a thorny problem

Repatriating ISIS fighters, a thorny problem

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey continues to send ISIS prisoners back to their home countries from detention centers in northeast Syria, triggering tensions with European countries, who have revoked the citizenships of many...
Turkey begins returning IS fighters

Turkey begins returning IS fighters

(VOVWORLD) - A US national who is a member of the Islamic State has been deported home, a Turkish official said Monday, as Ankara began repatriating captured foreign IS fighters
EU calls for arms limit on Turkey

EU calls for arms limit on Turkey

(VOVWORLD) - EU members on Monday pledged to suspend weapons exports to Turkey in response to Ankara's incursion into northern Syria, but stopped short of implementing a formal EU-wide...