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International Socialism Journal
April 19, 2018
The Turkish air force began to bomb Afrin on 20 January, and ground troops followed a few days later. The confrontation between the US and Russia over which would have the final say on the future of Syria had opened up a space for Turkey to put its boot in. The Kurds of Afrin were left on their own.
We Are The Mighty (blog)
April 19, 2018
... tracer rounds at a Turkish helicopter that flew over its airspace. The episode comes just over a week after a HAF pilot died after his Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed near the island of Skyros. The pilot was returning from intercepting two Turkish Air Force F-16 fighters that had intruded into Greek airspace.
AzerNews
April 18, 2018
By Trend. The Turkish Air Force continues operations against militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist group in northern Iraq, the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces said in a message April 18. The antiterrorist operations are being conducted in the Zap district. The Turkish Air ForceÃâà...
Business Insider
April 18, 2018
The pilot was returning from intercepting two Turkish Air Force F-16 fighters that had intruded into Greek airspace. The crash does not appear to be due to the Turkish mission, but made the situation in the region more tense. Just a few hours before the incident, Tsipras was speaking to a crowd at the island of Kastellorizo,Ãâà...
New York Times
April 12, 2018
The state-run Anadolu news agency quoted unnamed military officials as disputing scattered reports that there had been a dogfight between jets from the two countries and denying that any Turkish Air Force jet had been in the area. Greek officials said nothing about what might have caused the crash,Ãâà...
AzerNews
April 6, 2018
By Trend. The Turkish Air Force launched a large-scale military operation as part of the fight against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist group, the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces said in a message April 6. A total of 89 PKK terrorists were killed as part of the operations on April 6.
AzerNews
April 2, 2018
By Trend. The Turkish Air Force conducted a military operation to eliminate the PYD / YPG terrorists, who are hiding in the mountains after the liberation of the Syrian district of Afrin, the Turkish General Staff said on April 2. Reportedly, the operation to eliminate terrorists was carried out near the RazhoÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 22, 2018
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed in central Turkey, the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces said Thursday. ... Local media reported that a number of F-16 jets from the Turkish Air Force carried out airstrikes on six targets in Afrin, while the Turkish Armed ForcesÃâà...
Trend News Agency
March 22, 2018
Turkey will not force Syrian refugees to leave the country, the Turkish media cited the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying March 22. Cavusoglu added that Syrian refugees will return to the liberated Afrin city voluntarily. He added that despite Afrin has been fully freed from terrorists, theÃâà...
AMN Al-Masdar News
March 22, 2018
The US has provided the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with arms as part of its wider military cooperation with the group in Syria, despite Turkey repeatedly voicing concerns over the group's ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) – which has long been designated a terror organization byÃâà...
AMN Al-Masdar News
March 21, 2018
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – For the second time in the last 48 hours, the Turkish Air Force has bombed the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) in the Aleppo Governorate. According to a military source in Damascus, the Turkish Air Force bombed the NDF's positions inside the town ofÃâà...
Hurriyet Daily News
March 21, 2018
The TSK destroyed the roadside barricades with drones and the Turkish Air Force. Starting on Tuesday, March 13, intelligence obtained showed the ringleaders of the network had begun to leave Afrin. On March 14, it was observed that the organization's militants were also running. In case the TSK wouldÃâà...
Xinhua
March 14, 2018
ANKARA, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish air force launched airstrikes in northern Iraq on Wednesday, destroying eight terrorist targets, the military said Thursday. The airstrikes were carried out in northern Iraq's Hakurk and Zap regions, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement. The military did notÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 11, 2018
ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes destroyed at least 18 targets belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq over the weekend, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Sunday. The strikes, carried out on Saturday and Sunday, targeted the Hakurk, Zap, Metina, Gara andÃâà...
Yeni Şafak English
March 9, 2018
The footages also showed the Kalashnikovs-wielding terrorists planting improvised explosive devices on the roadside.The drone also filmed the moment when two terrorists were neutralized by Turkish Air Force. It also captured the footage of civilians in a minivan trying to flee the area.The footages showÃâà...
Rudaw
March 9, 2018
The Turkish air force has been bombing Jandaris since Wednesday night to storm the town, the monitor reported, adding that the local authorities have recovered the bodies of seven civilians killed by the airstrikes on Wednesday. Turkey has repeatedly denied they target civilians as part of their militaryÃâà...
Al-Monitor
March 7, 2018
But developments on the ground show that as the Turkish operation moves closer to the center of Afrin, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Moscow to impose its will and manage the operation. The Turkish air force so far has refrained from bombing central Afrin and its periphery despite the fortificationsÃâà...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
March 2, 2018
Syrian activists say the Turkish air force has hit two positions of pro-government Syrian fighters deployed last week in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, killing and wounding a number of fighters. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the airstrikes took place late on Thursday in the villageÃâà...
AzerNews
February 28, 2018
The Turkish Air Force is bombing the positions of the PKK terrorist organization in northern Iraq, the Turkish General Staff said on March 1. The air operation in the north of Iraq is held in the Hakurk area. During the operation, 10 terrorist objects were destroyed. The conflict between Turkey and the PKK,Ãâà...
Seattle Times
February 16, 2018
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's military says a plane used to train pilots has crashed in western Turkey, killing its two pilots. A military statement said the SF-260D light trainer plane went down on Friday after taking off from Cigli air base near the Aegean port city of Izmir. Its wreck was discovered some 3Ãâà...
Sputnik International
February 7, 2018
According to the United States' new Nuclear Posture Review, global threats from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have forced the US to back away from its pledge to promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and reduce its nuclear arsenal. Under the new review, the US will now be able toÃâà...
Business Insider
December 31, 1999
Greek officials announced on Thursday that a Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed in the Aegean Sea, near the island of Skyros. The pilot, identified by the HAF as 33-year-old Capt. Giorgos Baltadoros, was returning from an aerial policing mission where he intercepted two Turkish Air ForceÃâà...
AzerNews
December 31, 1999
The Turkish Air Force is bombing the positions of the PKK terrorist organization in northern Iraq, the Turkish General Staff said on March 16. The air operation in the north of Iraq is held in the Kirkuk area. During the operation, 8 terrorist objects were destroyed and more than 10 terrorists were eliminated.
The National Interest Online (blog)
December 31, 1999
Fighter pilots aren't cheap. The U.S. Air Force estimates that training a new pilot to fly a plane like the F-35 costs $11 million. And that doesn't count the priceless experience of a veteran pilot who has been flying for years. That's why the U.S. Air Force is willing to offer half-million-dollar bonuses to retainÃâà...
AzerNews
December 31, 1999
Turkish Air Force has dropped leaflets over the Syrian city of Afrin, saying the Turkish armed forces target only terrorists, not civilians, the Turkish General Staff said in a message March 16. The leaflets read that the civilian population, which under the pressure of terrorists, is forced to keep the so-calledÃâà...
Independent.ie
December 31, 1999
The Turkish air force has struck pro-government Syrian fighters deployed last week in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, killing and wounding a number of them. The incident, which targeted two positions of the pro-Syrian force, marks an escalation of violence in a region where Turkey has been on the offensiveÃâà...
