Turkiye: US, Russia failed to clear Kurdish separatists from border

Turkey has carried out a series of incursions into Syria since 2016 and already controls parts of northern Syria

Iran will not compromise national security, in talks with Iraq over Kurdish separatists

Despite Iran reaffirming its respect for Iraq's territorial integrity, Baghdad has condemned Tehran for its operation in the country's Kurdish region

Iran to continue striking IKR if Iraq fails to reign in separatists

Iran regularly launches operations against Kurdish militants on the border with Iraq given the threat they pose to the country’s security

A US tool against Iran: Kurdish militancy on the Iran-Iraq border

US and Israeli-backed armed Kurdish separatists on the Iraqi border have participated in every incident of Iranian domestic strife, from 2009 to 2022.

Separatists face off against security forces in western Iran

Internal security forces are working to contain what appears to be an armed separatist insurgency in the Kurdish city of Javanrud

Iranian separatists possess weapons smuggled from Iraqi Kurdistan: John Bolton

Tehran has previously warned that Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region is home to over 1,000 military camps training 'terrorist' groups

Iraq sends 60,000 tons of oil to Syria, 30,000 to Turkiye

Iraq had already dispatched humanitarian aid to Syria including 60 tons of food, medical supplies, and 150 Iraqi Red Crescent volunteers

IRGC Navy holds military drills in Persian Gulf

The IRGC tested various classes of its naval missiles, smart subsurface unmanned systems, bomber drones, and it's helicopter weaponry

Iranian security forces arrest three militants linked to murder of Sunni cleric

Sistan and Baluchestan province has been greatly impacted by the nationwide riots instigated by the death of Mahsa Amini

Syria refused Turkiye’s request to hold a meeting between Erdogan and Assad

Russia has offered to mediate and facilitate a meeting between Turkiye and Syria, with limited success

Massive cache of Iran-bound weapons seized by Iraqi authorities: Report

Baghdad has recently assured Tehran that it will not allow the IKR to serve as a hub for anti-Iran operations

US-Turkiye brinkmanship won’t reach a point of no return

A conflict of interest between Ankara and Washington over Syria will likely see the two drift apart, with Turkiye aligning more closely with Eurasian powers.

Turkish-occupied areas in Syria plagued by infighting

Meanwhile, the Syrian army is withdrawing some forces to take part in a major offensive against Islamic State militants in Syria's desert region

Turkish artillery kills two children in northern Hasaka

Turkey is one of the main backers of various militant groups since the conflict started in 2011, and began its own direct military intervention in 2016

Syrian FM denies mending ties with Turkey

Turkey is one of the main backers of various militant groups since the conflict started in 2011, and began its own direct military intervention in 2016

Iranian, Turkish, Russian FMs meet to discuss Syria crisis

The foreign ministers reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Syria

‘Turkey has no plans to leave Syria’: Turkish military official

The Turkish army and their backed militants occupy 8,835 square kilometers in Syria

‘Return Crimea to rightful owners’: Erdogan to Putin

Some Western diplomats have accused Turkey of playing a double game between the EU, NATO and Russia

Muqtada al-Sadr’s drive to criminalize Iraq-Israel relations kills two birds with one stone

Iraq's legal offensive to criminalize normalization with Israel was praised across the region, however amidst a domestic political stalemate, there are ulterior motives at play 

Peace with Syria: The final piece in Turkey’s foreign policy puzzle

Ankara has managed to reset relations with several neighbors, yet normalization with Damascus has remained the most elusive, until recently. Why now? And what will it take?

Iraqi national security advisor in Tehran for border security talks

Iran vowed last week that it would resume military operations on the border if the security threat is not reigned in

Turkey renews call for reconciliation between Syrian opposition and Damascus

Cavusoglu reiterated the need to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis by reaching an agreement based on the UN resolution 2254