Tag: Turkish border

Turkey: We Pose no ‘Threat’ to Iraq with ‘Precautionary’ Military Deployment

Peter Mulvany

Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi warned Turkey that “if they enter” Iraqi territory with their convoy of 30 tanks and other heavy artillery recently deployed to the Turkish border town of Silopi, Iraq would be “ready to face them” and defiantly Read more

Syria: Rebel Coalition Group Demands Ramadan Ceasefire

Peter Mulvany

Basma Kodmani, a delegate of the Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) composed of Syrian opposition groups, said Coordinator Riad Hijab of the HNC has addressed a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for a truce during Ramadan. Read more