MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Over 100 al-Shabaab fighters who crossed the border from Somalia into neighboring Ethiopia’s Somali state were killed on Friday by local paramilitary police, according to Somalia’s national TV. The operation took place in Ethiopia’s Afder region and came after the group members crossed the border late Thursday. “Aroun...
ANKARA (AA) – Over a decade has passed since the Oslo terror attack in which a far-right Norwegian extremist, inspired by anti-Muslim hate in a quest to “save” European culture, killed eight people with a bomb and shot dead another 69 at a youth camp. Anders Breivik began the carnage of July 22, 2011 with […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Tuesday to approve Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO memberships, setting up a vote in the wider chamber. The passage of what are known as the Nordic countries’ ascension protocols was met without opposition during a voice vote. The only vote not in approval came fro...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish, Russian and Iranian leaders condemned Tuesday the increased presence and activities of terrorist groups and their affiliates under different names in various parts of Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi gathered in Iran’s capital Tehr...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye and Iran need to continue to fight terrorist groups in solidarity, as they stir up trouble for both countries, the Turkish president said in the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday. “The PJAK, PKK, PYD, YPG, and FETO terrorist organizations are troublemakers for both Türkiye and Iran. We need to continue the [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish gendarmerie soldier was killed and another injured during an anti-terrorism operation in the eastern province of Van, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The casualties occurred in an IED explosion in Van’s Catak district around 3.30 a.m. local time (0030GMT), according to a ministry statement. “We wish God’s mercy on...
STOCKHOLM (AA) – Sweden fully supports the NATO accession agreement reached with Türkiye, the country’s prime minister has said. “We are 100% behind the agreement,” Magdalena Andersson told reporters. Sweden and Finland had formally applied to join the alliance last month- a decision spurred by Russia’s war on Ukraine. However, Türkiye voiced ...
ANKARA (AA): The indictment of suspected ISIS member Ayshat Rzaeva has been accepted by the Ankara 26th High Criminal Court. Russian national Ayshat Rzaeva was caught in Ankara in 2021 while being sought on an Interpol Red Notice on the grounds that she was a member of the group. The indictment filed by the Ankara […]
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s security concerns on Nordic membership bids are legitimate and must be addressed, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. Speaking at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, ahead of the NATO summit in Madrid, Stoltenberg said “no ally has suffered more at the hands of terrori...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least seven suspected militants and two Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday amid a clash in the restive North Waziristan tribal region, the country’s military said. The clashes, the latest in a recent string of similar incidents, took place in the Ghulam Khan area located near the Afghan border, the...
