The military convoy of the TAF was transferred to the Olive Branch Operation area. All commanders of SMO will meet tomorrow. Turkish officials will also attend the meeting.
The House adopted 244-179 a Pallone/Pappas amendment to prohibit the Turkey F-16 sale unless POTUS provides "a detailed description of concrete steps" to ensure that the fighter jets are not used to violate Greek airspace. (Biden said he welcomes this sale at the NATO Summit)
2 year agoTurkish artillery units hit PKK positions on the Ayn Isa line in the north of Raqqa
2 year agoThe moment a firefighting helicopter carrying 4 crashed into the sea off in Samos Island, Greece
Putin to meet Erdogan and Ebrahim Raisi in Teheran on 19th July
Turkish-backed SNA targets SDF positions in the vicinity of Ain Issa town north of Raqqa with artillery shells
2 year agoRussian flag Sormovskiy 48, carrying 3000t corn from occupied Kerch, enters the port of Karasu with no AIS. Vessel went dark from tracking 3 days ago with false destination Izmir
In a phone call with Putin, Erdoğan stated that it is time to act on the UN's safe corridor plan for grain exports in the Black Sea.
Turkish artillery hit YPG positions in the villages of Hasacik and Granata, southeast of Tel Rifat
The Syrian Democratic Forces establish a joint operations room with the government forces in the Kobani area, east of Aleppo
Turkish warplanes launched rockets on villages in Amedi
First phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Lapid and Turkish President Erdogan: Thank him for the co-op in thwarting terrorist attacks against Israelis, the two stressed the importance of relations between the two countries
Military convoy of the Turkish Armed Forces entered the Euphrates Shield region
Turkey will not postpone the military operation in northern Syria - Defense Minister
Turkish Defense Minister Akar says that his country is being targeted by armed forces in northern Syria, especially from Manbij and Tal Rifaat, and indicates the increase in military attacks against Turkish forces in those areas
Turkiye FM Cavushoglu met with Russian FM Lavrov at G20 MFA forum
Israeli Ministry: Israel and Turkey sign today a bilateral aviation agreement, the first since 1951
Israeli Ministry: The agreement will allow Israeli planes to land at several Turkish airports
US Department of State: We regret the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council's @rtukkurumsal decision to block access to the websites of @VOATurkce & @dwnews further expanding government control over freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey. Free press is essential to a robust democracy
Turkey sends a military convoy to areas held by Turkish-backed opposition SNA factions in Syria through al-Rai crossing north of Aleppo
2 year agoOfficial statement of AANES declaring a general emergency after continued Turkish threats
The Autonomous Administration of the PYD declares a state of emergency in the SDF-controlled areas in anticipation of an imminent Turkish military operation -statement
Turkish Ministry of Defense: Neutralizing 20 members of the SDF who tried to attack the "Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch" areas in northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Iran on July 19
The head of the Democratic Union Party of the SDF, Saleh Muslim, calls for an international air embargo and the deployment of UN forces to prevent the Turkish military operation
The Russian military police are conducting a joint military patrol with the Turkish army, consisting of 11 vehicles, in the vicinity of the city of Kobane, east of Aleppo Governorate
TAF's drones hit vehicles belonging to SDF in the town of Malikiye, in the north of Haseke
2 year agoPolice arrest 19 Daesh/ISIS terror suspects in Istanbul
Turkish Foreign Minister: Turkey does not hesitate to eliminate any threat from the Syrian side.
North Press correspondent citing a military source as saying that Turkish forces are shelling the village of Kafr Qares in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo
