Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Turkey’s persecuted pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a kingmaker in the country’s upcoming election, playing a decisive role that may just tip … Read more
CNN — Eleven people have been killed in Syria, including one journalist, after Turkish warplanes carried out an “air operation” in the country and neighboring Iraq late Saturday, according to an official from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). There have not been any casualties reported from the Iraqi side. Turkey’s new cross-border offensive, dubbed … Read more
A view shows the aftermath of airstrikes, which Turkey’s defence ministry says it carried out, in Derik, Syria, November 20, 2022. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Turkey launched airstrikes over several towns in northern Syria on Saturday, U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces reported. At least 31 people were killed in northern Syria, primarily in positions held by Syrian … Read more