Defence in the Media: 14 February 2016
...any other means. You can read more about the Successor programme here. SYRIA The Independent on Sunday reports that Turkey has been shelling Kurdish fighters in Syria's Aleppo province as...
...any other means. You can read more about the Successor programme here. SYRIA The Independent on Sunday reports that Turkey has been shelling Kurdish fighters in Syria's Aleppo province as...
...hope to return to Aleppo, although this prospect seems distant. Similarly, BBC R4 Today discusses the willingness of neighbours such as Turkey to take Syrian refugees. Sergeant Blackman BBC Breakfast...
...Aleppo. Separately to yesterday’s talks, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Independent all report that Syrian rebels, backed by Turkey, say they have recaptured Dabiq from Daesh. Fitness...
...follow up yesterday’s news that Daesh has lost territory along the border with Turkey after the Turkish military supported rebel forces over the weekend. The Times in its coverage says...
...Turkey The Guardian claims President Erdogan broke down in tears yesterday evening as he paid his respects to supporters who died over the weekend. The paper says he is blaming...
...threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, on the same day that Turkish police detonated a bag and the US announced new strikes on Daesh. The paper adds that in Istanbul,...
With media today focused on news of an attempted coup in Turkey overnight, of note for Defence news is an interview with the outgoing Chief of the Defence Staff, and...
...summit in southern Turkey, with articles focusing on yesterday’s “fresh overtures” from the West to Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at reaching a deal to unite against ISIL and end...
...out as a result of a ground offensive by pro-government groups, and say that aid agencies are under pressure to deliver food and shelter. Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is...