Turkish artillery and drone strikes against Kurdish forces are spiking in Syrian Kurdistan after Turkish president Erdogan encountered opposition from Iran and Russia regarding a fourth planned Turkish military offensive.
Turkish artillery and drone strikes against Kurdish forces are spiking in Syrian Kurdistan after Turkish president Erdogan encountered opposition from Iran and Russia regarding a fourth planned Turkish military offensive.
Nine Iraqis are dead, including two children, after the Turkish military shelled a popular tourist resort in the northern Kurdistan region, sparking angry protests and diplomatic condemnation in Iraq and across the world.
A major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills hundreds, a major political shakeup in Iraq’s parliament, anti-Israel parties reconcile in Syria, Turkey assassinates Kurdish politician in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Ukrainian invasions. Middle Eastern revolutions. World wars and nuclear brinksmanship. The FAI Wire presents a short article on the long history of competition, cooperation and conflict between Russia and Turkey.