The police arrested Paul Newey on suspicion of financing terrorism after his son, Daniel, traveled to Syria to fight with Kurdish-led forces.
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Turkey Starts Sending Captured Foreign Fighters Home From Syria
One of the first repatriated was an American said to be an Islamic State fighter. Western countries have strongly resisted taking back militants who went to fight in the region.
Explosion in Syrian Town on Turkish Border Kills 13
At least 13 people were killed and more than 30 injured in the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after a car bomb exploded in a market on Saturday.
Turkey’s Border Towns Pay Deadly Price for Erdogan’s Syria Incursion
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign against the Kurdish militia in Syria has led to at least 20 deaths at home and has reopened old wounds in southeast Turkey’s traumatized population.
Why Is Turkey Fighting the Kurds in Syria?
On Wednesday, Turkey announced that it was beginning an assault on a Kurdish-led militia in northeastern Syria. How did the two American allies get here?
U.S. and Turkey Avoid Conflict by Agreeing on Buffer Zone in Syria
Turkey wins American agreement for its longstanding demands for a safe zone along its border with Syria, but many details remain unresolved.
‘The Era of People Like You Is Over’: How Turkey Purged Its Intellectuals
For more than a century, one school of political science dominated the education of Turkey’s governing class — until the Erdogan regime set about destroying it.
Gunmen Kill Turkish Diplomat and Two Iraqis in the Kurdish Region of Iraq
There was no immediate word on a motive or suspects in the shooting, which occurred in a restaurant in Erbil.
Where ISIS Ruled in Syria, Fear and Uncertainty Reign
The Islamic State lost control of eastern Syria, but a visit there found cities in shambles, an uncertain future and ISIS still carrying out deadly attacks.
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
Patrick Shanahan is expected to firm up plans for the transfer of troops to Iraq from Syria, a quest complicated by President Trump’s suggestion the soldiers would be asked to monitor Iran.