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Over 100 Killed, 125 Injured In Drone Attack On Syrian Military Academy

October 5, 2023 admin

At least 125 others also wounded after attack at Syrian military academy. Beirut: An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming “terrorist organisations” for the drone strike in government-held Homs. Separately, Turkish air raids in the war-torn country’s Kurdish-held northeast killed at…

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US Shoots Down Turkish Drone In Syria: Pentagon

October 5, 2023 admin

US forces observed drones carrying out air strikes in northeast Syria on Thursday. Washington: US F-16 warplanes on Thursday shot down a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey that was deemed a potential threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said. The incident came as Turkey carries out strikes targeting Kurdish forces in the…

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Morning Digest | Army launches anti-militancy operation in Rajouri; INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for caste census, and more

October 3, 2023 admin

An exchange of fire began in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces. File representative image | Photo Credit: PTI Jammu encounter: Army launches major anti-militancy operation in Rajouri An exchange of fire started on Monday night in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces, led by the Army who launched a major…

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Turkey’s Erdogan says Ankara terrorists failed in bid to threaten peace

October 1, 2023 admin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File | Photo Credit: AFP Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the terrorists who carried out a bomb attack in front of the Interior Ministry in Ankara failed in their “latest attempt” to threaten citizens’ peace and security. They “have not achieved their goals and will never achieve…

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Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkish capital; second assailant killed in shootout in Ankara

October 1, 2023 admin

Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, on October 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on October 1, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a three-month summer…

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Turkey Could “Part Ways” With European Union If Necessary, Says Erdogan

September 16, 2023 admin

Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara could “part ways” with the EU if necessary. (File) Istanbul, Turkey: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could “part ways” with the European Union if necessary when asked about the contents of a European Parliament report on Turkey. The report, adopted earlier this week, said Turkey’s accession…

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