Syria and Turkey

Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son, US launches new sanctions program against Islamic regime

Netanyahu discusses West Bank violence with security officials • Iran offers $10m. reward to kill Trump’s son • Israeli officials divided over claim that Iran smuggled weapons to Hezbollah

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, published July 15, 2026.
Palestinians live among buildings destroyed during the recent war in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026.

Israel strikes in Gaza's Khan Yunis, IDF kills terrorist who attempted to steal weapon in West Bank

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks to the press after visiting the grave of Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, August 21, 2026.

IDF conducts fresh strikes in Lebanon, Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish presence

A Turkish flag waves atop the Turkish embassy as an Israeli flag is seen nearby, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 26, 2016

Diplomacy becomes essential national security tool to combat Turkey's growing strength- editorial


Turkey's Erdogan softening Syria rhetoric with eye toward upcoming election

A faltering economy has forced Ankara to improve relations with other countries.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament, last month.

Three Syrian soldiers killed, six wounded in Turkish airstrike

Turkey has carried out numerous military operations in northern Syria since 2016, mainly targeting the Kurdish YPG militia.

A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019

Turkey accused of killing Kurdish female commander in Syria

The attack by Turkey, using an armed drone, appears to be the latest attempt by Ankara to attack US-backed anti-ISIS forces.

  Syrian Democratic Forces flag flutters on a damaged building in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, on March 23, 2019

Turkey accused of killing civilian tourists in bombardment in Iraq

Turkey has been accused of massacring civilian tourists in northern Iraq.

A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019.

Latest ISIS leader targeted by US drone near Turkish border - analysis

The leader of ISIS in Syria, one of the top five leaders of the militant group, has been killed in a US air strike, the Pentagon said

Turkish soldiers deployed last month in the center of Afrin, a Syrian town bordering on Turkey

Turkey uses Iran to back new Syrian invasion, blackmailing NATO at same time - analysis

By backing Ankara, Tehran expects it will have free rein in southern Syria to threaten Israel.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting of his ruling AK Party via video link in Ankara, Turkey March 4, 2021.

Five wounded as Turkey hit by rockets fired from Syria

The five people wounded in Turkey, in the Karkamis district of Gaziantep province, were taken to hospital for treatment.

 A view of the Syrian town of Kobani is pictured from the Turkish border town of Suruc, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 31, 2019.

Tension over refugees takes center stage in Turkey ahead of elections

Both the Turkish president and the main opposition have said they want Syrians to return to their war-torn country.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters during a ceremony in Istanbul, last year.

Turkey wants Syrian refugees to leave — will this destabilize Syria? - analysis

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that the voluntary repatriation of one million Syrian refugees is on the government's agenda.

Syrian refugees that crossed the land borders between Greece and Turkey, are detained by Greek soldiers near the town of Soufli, Greece, March 4, 2020.

Turkish UAV drone stops 1.5 tons of marijuana being smuggled out of Syria

Using a UAV to track and catch drug smugglers at sea represents a unique capability for the Turkish employment of UAVs, which can stay aloft for many hours and scan wide areas.

Marijuana plants Border Police found and burnt on May 3 2020 in the Negev, the plants were grown inside an IDF training zone