Turkish Military

“The Coalition is focused on ensuring the lasting defeat of Daesh in Iraq and Syria,” it said.

Turkey and its insurgent allies are sweeping through Kurdish territory and risking an international conflict with the U.S., France, Syria and Iraq.

After defeating ISIS, Iraq and Syria have called for a complete withdrawal of Turkish forces battling Kurds in both countries.

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As a Turkey-backed offensive neared Manbij, Syria, the head of U.S. Central Command said withdrawal was “not something we are looking into.”

“It is a strange incident,” Turkish media analyst Nate Schenkkan told Newsweek.

After ISIS was mostly defeated in the east, the Syrian military set its sights on rebel-held Idlib, while Turkey targeted U.S.-backed Kurds in Afrin, Aleppo.

Turkey and Iran, traditional foes, have established common ground in Iraq, Syria and Qatar as regional alliances shift.

Set to open next month in Somalia, this is the second Turkish overseas military installation, after a base in Qatar.

The Turkish army said it had killed 1.171 ISIS fighters since the beginning of operations in Syria.

Two majors, four captains and two sergeants applied for asylum in Greece on the night of the attempted coup.

The Turkish leader plans to restructure the armed forces and increase vigilance to make coups harder.

At least 160 people have died as the Turkish military attempted to oust President Erdogan.